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Fredericksburg peaches may be harder to find this year following another warm winter

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By Michael Marks 
| Houston Public Media (Houston, TX)
The Fredericksburg peach crop is low for the third year in a row because of a lack of “chill hours” between 45 and 32 degrees. (Michael Minasi / KUT News) Marlene Russell has come to Fredericksburg to buy peaches since she was a little girl. These days, she likes to stock up each summer so she can eat some, freeze some, and make cobblers throughout the year. “If it’s a big crop, sometimes I make three or four trips down here,” said Russell, who’d driven 100 miles from her home in Fort McKavett.
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Fredericksburg peaches may be harder to find this year following another warm winter

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By Michael Marks 
| Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)
Marlene Russell has come to Fredericksburg to buy peaches since she was a little girl. These days, she likes to stock up each summer so she can eat some, freeze some, and make cobblers throughout the year. “If it’s a big crop, sometimes I make three or four trips down here,” said Russell, who’d driven 100 miles from her home in Fort McKavett. But the 2026 crop is not big. In fact, it’s smaller than average for the third straight year due to a warm winter.
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Fredericksburg peaches may be harder to find this year following another warm winter

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By Michael Marks 
| KUT-FM (Austin, TX)
Marlene Russell has come to Fredericksburg to buy peaches since she was a little girl. These days, she likes to stock up each summer so she can eat some, freeze some, and make cobblers throughout the year. “If it’s a big crop, sometimes I make three or four trips down here,” said Russell, who’d driven 100 miles from her home in Fort McKavett. But the 2026 crop is not big. In fact, it’s smaller than average for the third straight year due to a warm winter.
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