I got beach plum seeds from Bountiful Gardens, ive got a tree about 2" tall right now. Its supposed to be pretty trouble free, but theyre a smaller, more unrefined fruit. We'll hopefully see a few fruits soon!

Sorry we are a little late with this.

Below are some links you may want to look at sometime.

Crop Profile for Peaches in Louisiana

http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/LApeaches.html

PERFORMANCE OF PEACH AND NECTARINE IN THE GULF COAST

http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/communications/bulletins/bull636peach.pdf

2006 SOUTHEASTERN PEACH, NECTARINE AND PLUM PEST MANAGEMENT AND CULTURE GUIDE

http://www.ent.uga.edu/peach/peach_guide/title.htm

Snickles

The Saturn or Doughnut peaches are low chill and should be fine down to the LA coast. I have one and it is reliable. I however always seem to mis time sprayings. They are recommended for the coast here in Houston. In addition, I am growing an unnamed seedling peach in my yard that I obtained from a lady on Galveston Island. It is also low chill and bears a white flesh peach that is sweet. (fruit in five years from seedlings) There is also a good many peaches out of Florida that are low chill.

No matter your choice, peaches in humid areas like ours are always a challenge. Between the pests and the different fungi, rots etc that attach them they make it difficult to love growing. Yadda out.

Mid Pride has work very well for me in Houston and 90miles southwest of Houston along the coast. Also I put in a Tropic Snow in 2005, it should fruit this year.

In the 70's my dad had Sam Houston and for the coast they did well. A freezing cold front would catch them blooming every 5-7yrs or so. Although it seems to be alot warmer these days.

Get ready to play war with the tree rats!

Selkirk

Against my better judgment and advice, I did plant two LaFeliciana
and one Florida King since I had plenty of space to do this.
These trees were planted in late September 2006 and produced fruit this year. My first thought was to pick and throw away the little peaches when they first formed but I am really please that I did not.
The Florida King produced a couple of fairly good tasting peaches ,but the LaFelicianas produced two dozen of the best tasting fruit that I have ever eaten. They are not large peaches ,but pack a strong peach flavor. Really I am just so pleased with this variety, and would recommend that you try them. Awesome for a first year peach !
I know they are a pain and I have kept up the spray program that seems to be working fine. Thank God, I don’t have to worry about peach leaf curl!
You have got to try these wonderful peaches!
Karl

Chilling hours are extremely important. You will need a low chill peach, but they vary. Tells us your average chilling hours and I can give you some recommendations. Peaches are a real pain but when you are able to get them to produce there is nothing like a fresh home grown peach. Yadda out.

Just thought I would add my 2 cents. Peaches are difficult to grow here in the inner south coast of BC. I have had BIG leaf curl problems since I planted the tree in 2000 I only had 1 banner crop - I think it was 03. This year I covered up my tree with a large piece of plastic in mid March until mid May - It worked although the tree did look a bit like my mother in law at the first sight of rain, I had no leaf curl and no fruit or leaf drop. I have about 70 peaches well on their way. Not a banner crop like I had in 03 but better than the rest of the years.
There is a leaf curl resistant variety which I would like to try....

Yadda
My chill hours are between 300-500 or about the same as you in the Houston area. The Florida king started oozing sap when it bloomed in the spring. I sprayed constantly but I could see the sunken spot on the trunk. The LSU agcenter confirmed that it was canker so I pulled it last week , and planted a Pakistan mulberry in its place. I believe the Florida king was already sick when I purchased it.
I was told by LSU that the LaFelicianas would do fine in my location so I am very grateful for that, but I would like to plant another lower chill peach. The two cultivars that I would like to try are Tropic Snow and Gulf king (both have high ratings for taste and resistance to bacterial spot) but finding these locally is just impossible. I go to Houston once in a while so if you know of a nursery that sells these verities, I would love to have your recommendation. Also, if you have favorite cultivars, I would also be interested to hear your comments on them.
Tropic Snow has a chill hour of approximately 200, so I am wondering when they start to flower. I would hate to buy cultivars that would flower too early to be caught buy a late frost.
Karl

Karl, where did you get your LaFelicianas? I have seen Floridaking and FloridaQueen here but not LaFelicianas.

Skeeter
All of the local nurseries here have them in the fall. Lowe’s also had them. I noticed that some of the tags indicate that the tree came from Becnel in Bell Chasse LA. You could pick them up there.
I just planted a LaFestival which has the same quality fruit but requires a little less chill hours
I initially had some concerns about the chill hours on the LaFelicianas but the LSU agacenter confirmed that they would do very well in my area.
Skeet, I was disappointed in the taste of the Florida king but I promise that you will not regret planting the LaFeliciana.
Karl

Thanks Karl, I don't think we will be duck hunting in LA this yr--going to MS. I guess that La Felicianas is more common over there since it was introduced by LSU. If I don't find one locally, I may get a Flordaking and graft a La Felicianas (if I can get you to send me some scions).

Skeeter
How far away from Crawfordville Florida are you? Justfruits and exotics has them and they are really good folks. Either way I would be happy to send you some scions.
Karl

Crawfordville if further than Belle Chasse, LA! It is about 4 hours-- actually, I may be over that way in a couple months. I haven't finished looking around here yet, but I may take you up on the offer of scions if I don't find one.

Did you ever get a Fuji apple? I have a small tree I got from Ebay.

Karl, I think I will take you up on the offer of peach scions--check your PM

I will send to you in the morning
Karl