Except for an occasional farmers market find, Elberta peaches have disappeared commercially. But the trees didn’t die a natural death. This variety of fresh peach fell out of favor, and ...

They participated in farmer Mas Masumoto’s adopt-a-peach-tree program this ... of peaches this month. An Elberta peach tasting menu is available now through early September: peach and corn ...

peach babies that are yours when you adopt a tree. And not just any peach babies, but Elberta peach babies from David Mas Masumoto’s farm southeast of Fresno. Masumoto’s Sun Crests are hailed ...

Q: We have an Elberta peach that we harvest in August ... I remember these trees being brought into the valley as early as the late 1980s during our first push on desert landscaping.

Q: I have several Elberta peach trees that are growing like crazy but ... This variety requires 850 chill hours before blooming, and early blooming is not usually that much of a problem.

MARK CROSSE The Fresno Bee If you thought you missed out on Elberta peach season ... harvesting began about 10 days early. Some farmers are done picking while others have fruit for at least ...