Q: We have an Elberta peach that we harvest in August and the fruit is always small and on the mushy side. Are there better peaches we can grow? A: You may be doing something wrong with your Elberta ...

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Masumoto Family Farm near Fresno to harvest our adopted Elberta peach tree. And each year, I experiment with new ways to showcase this old-fashioned variety. One recipe hasn’t budged from our roster ...

IT’S A pastry chef’s version of a plan to outwit the biological -- well, seasonal -- ticking clock: peach babies that are yours when you adopt a tree. And not just any peach babies, but Elberta peach ...

The famed Fay Elberta peach has arrived. For weeks, fans of this fuzzy, old-time yellow peach have eagerly awaited its fine texture, sweet and somewhat spicy aroma, and its rich flavor. Adding to the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Pastry chef Catherine Schimenti and chef Matt Accarrino (the two on the ...

A second-generation farmer, Masumoto wants to be sure that the adopters who sign up to harvest the fruit from the certified organic Elberta peach or Le Grand nectarine trees in his Del Ray, California ...

In the grand tradition of adoption â highways, children â Embarcadero restaurant Waterbar has assumed responsibility for a tree, a lovely Elberta peach ensconced at Masumoto Family Farm south of ...

“You can call a collection of peach and citrus trees an orchard, and you can call a collection of citrus trees a grove, but you can’t call a group of peach trees a grove. That term is reserved for ...

Q: I have several Elberta peach trees that are growing like crazy but they want to bloom in January. I read that mulching them would keep the soil cold to slow blooming. John Mason, email A: The air ...

Harry Lagerstedt picked a red and golden-colored peach off a branch and said the fruit from his orchard is more tender and tasty than anything you could find at a grocery. "The thing I have to sell is ...