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Dan Sheild shows off his peaches, the result of his peach-growing system that's tailored to Minnesota’s harsh winters.
Dan Sheild has a stable environment for peach trees to thrive using a 54-foot by 34-foot high tunnel equipped with a light-proof silage tarp.
Dan Sheild says his peach trees can produce 70 pounds of peaches per tree.
To begin his peach-growing venture, Dan Sheild grafts 14 peach cultivars. He uses China Pearl, Coralstar, Early Muir, Ratiran Rose, Gold Dust, Star Fire, Polly, Black Boy, Baby Crawford, Redhaven, Lola-nectarine, White Lady, Early Red Haven, Veteran and Suncrest.
With peaches valued at $3.75 per pound, a 1,768-square-foot high tunnel housing 24 trees can generate $6,300 annually after the second year.
Grafting cultivars by hand, Dan Sheild uses four different root stocks for his peaches – St. Julian A, Red Prairie Plum, Krymsk 1 and American Plum.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – With support from a Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant, Dan Sheild has developed a peach-growing system tailored to Minnesota’s harsh winters.
Marie Flanagan is a senior editor for North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.
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To begin his peach-growing venture, Dan Sheild grafts 14 peach cultivars. He uses China Pearl, Coralstar, Early Muir, Ratiran Rose, Gold Dust, Star Fire, Polly, Black Boy, Baby Crawford, Redhaven, Lola-nectarine, White Lady, Early Red Haven, Veteran and Suncrest.
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