The ‘Golden Queen’ peach is a New Zealand-bred, late-season, clingstone variety known for its firm, deep orange flesh and excellent flavor, making it ideal for fresh eating, bottling, and preserving. This self-fertile, hardy, low-chill peach thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, growing to about 3-4 meters tall.
Fruit:
The ‘Golden Queen’ produces a firm, slightly flattened, clingstone peach with a deep orange flesh and deep yellow-orange skin.
Flavor & Uses:
It is celebrated for its excellent flavor, particularly suited for fresh eating, but also highly valued for bottling, preserving, canning, and stewing.
Origin:
This variety was developed in New Zealand by Edwin Reeves and introduced commercially by David Hay in the early 20th century.
