Reddit reviews The Backyard Orchardist: A complete guide to growing fruit trees in the home garden, 2nd Edition
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Grafted apple trees will start giving you fruit by year three and will reach full production by year five. If you wanted to plant them now without the expense of the deer fence, you could make cages for your trees out of chicken wire and livestock fence.
To get you started, check out The Backyard Orchardist. Then, perhaps check out some of Michael Phillip's books such as The Holistic Orchard, and The Apple Grower. Michael is based in New Hampshire so a lot of his information is especially relevant to you New Englanders.
I would always recommend The Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto to anyone who wants to start out. The book is honest and informative, and she's a local that I respect. It covers all major fruit trees, not just peaches, but as a single book for a beginner I think it does very well.