I was thinking I had more peach trees, but looks like I just have 2. Both planted from bare root in early Spring 2013.
Starkling Delicious: Why wait to enjoy a delicious peach? Grow a strong, vigorous tree and large Elberta-type peaches that are ripe two weeks earlier than other Elbertas. Tree exhibits bud-hardiness to resist frost. Fruit has a sweet flesh and firm skin that slips off easily – perfect for canning and freezing. Originates from Dover, Arkansas, introduced by Stark Bro’s in 1949. Freestone. Ripens in mid July. Self-pollinating.
Burbank July Elberta: A popular, all-purpose peach! Developed by master plant breeder Luther Burbank, this variety is a peach-lover’s dream. Tree adds beauty to your landscape with clouds of fragrant, deep-pink blossoms in spring. In summer, fruit develops with a bright-red skin and sweet, golden-yellow flesh. Features the smallest pit-to-fruit ratio of any peach we offer. Developed in Santa Rosa, California, introduced in 1930s. Heat-tolerant. Freestone. Ripens in late July. Self-pollinating.
Delicious ripens mid-July, July Elberta ripens late July. Last year I had 1 peach develop on the Delicious tree, but something got it, probably a squirrel. This year I ended up with 6 "pretty" peaches off the Delicious tree and 12 or 16 ugly ones that I had to cut around bad spots and insect damage.
I listen to the You Bet Your Garden podcast and the host recommends taking half the peaches off the tree so it can devote more energy to the ones that are left on. I took probably 50 off the July Elberta.