TexStar

Peach

Size

Large (~2.5-3 in.)

Shape

Round; red blush over yellow skin

Flavor

Sweet

Texture

Semi-clingstone to semi-freestone (sources vary); firm flesh

Ripening window

Very early - early June, roughly 45 days before Elberta

Best uses

Fresh eating, baking, canning

Pollination

Self-fertile - no pollinator needed

Tree size

Semi-dwarf, roughly 10-14 ft

Notes

Also styled "Tex Star" (two words) - same variety, treat as spelling variants. Genuine Texas A&M breeding-program release (1984), specifically targeting early-frost-hardy performance for mild-winter Texas regions. Chill requirement sources range 450-700 hours (Texas A&M's own description centers around ~450 hours) - one of the lowest-chill, most Texas-purpose-built varieties in this collection. Zones 5-9. Multiple sources credit it with resistance to bacterial spot and peach leaf curl "per A&M breeding" - the standout disease-resistance credential in this group for Texas' humid-summer pressure. Frost-hardy flowering habit helps it avoid the early-bloom-then-late-freeze problem common with very-low-chill peaches in North Texas' variable springs - likely the best overall zone 8a match among these six.