Flamin' Fury® Peach Tree History
Of particular interest, PF 24-C cold hardy successfully survived a severe winter freeze in 1999, when no other variety did. A devastating late spring freeze on May 21, 2002 wiped out 15 varieties around it. Again it needed to be thinned. Many new exciting fruit tree varieties are continuously being released. So scan his" Varieties Page" from time to time to stay updated on new developments. For example, he just recently released PF Big George, which ripens 50 days after Redhaven! It has very large, firm, colorful fruit that has tested 15 brix. The fall of 2011, five new exciting peach, 1 nectarine and 1 early apple have been added.
Multiple tests for wood cold hardiness of Paul Friday's peach varieties, using Redhaven as a standard, were conducted by professor James Flore at Michigan State University throughout 1992 and 1993 winters in MSU chill chambers. With a score of 5 being the best rating and 1 being the lowest, Redhaven scored 1.4. 13 Paul Friday cultivars scored 2-3, 15 scored 3-4, and 24 scored 4-5. This information was vital in selecting new varieties.
Incorrect references to these varieties are sometimes made such as Flaming Fury®, Flaming Fury, Flamin Fury and PF varieties. So in looking for information on others sites about this series you might also look at these mistakenly marked sites.