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Peaches like moist, well drained soil with some protection from strong wind for the spring blossom. Keep the ground around the base of the trees free of weeds and feed young trees with good quality organic compost. Peaches should be located in a position with good air flow. This allows cold air to flow away on frosty nights and keeps the area cool in summer. Peaches are best planted in early winter, as this allows time for the roots to establish and be able to sustain the new spring growth. For optimum growth, peach trees require a constant suply of water. This should be increased shortly before the harvest. The best tasting fruit is produced when the peach is watered throughout the season. Drip irrigation is ideal, at least one driper per tree.
Most of the peach trees we stock are named cultivars grafted onto a suitable rootstock. It is possible to grow a tree from either a peach or nectarine seed, but the fruit quality of the resulting tree will be very unpredictable. Peaches have a high nutrient requirement, needing more nitrogen than most other fruit trees. A mulch of poultry manure in autumn soon after the harvest will benefit the tree.
If the leaves of the peach are yellow or small, the tree needs more nitrogen. Blood meal and bone meal are suitable fertilizers - and don’t forget lashings of luscious compost.Tips for good fruit: If the full amount of peaches remain on the tree, they will be under-sized and lacking in flavour. The fruit should be thinned when they have reached 2 cm in diameter, usually about 2 months after flowering. Fresh fruit is best consumed on the day of picking, as they do not keep well. They are best eaten when the fruit is slightly soft, having an aroma, and heated by the sun.
Cultivated peaches are divided into "freestone" and "clingstone" cultivars, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both kinds can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colours often have some red on their skin. Apart from eating them sun-ripened off the tree, or slightly chilled with fresh cream, there are some fabulous recipes that use peaches, such as smoothies, fruit salads, the great Peach Island Sunset drink, peach and plum gratin, fruit kebabs, peach-teriyaki grilled chicken, buttermilk and peach muffins and many, many more mouthwatering munchies.
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Apricot Queen produces a late harvest of small fruit with both flesh and skin of an orangy yellow colour. This is a freestone variety and a heavy cropper which is great for bottling. Deciduous.
Peach Apricot Queen GQ
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aka Peach
White flesh. A delicious peach with large firm fruit. The juicy white flesh has an attractive pink blush. The tree crops in abundance late in the season and as it has a high resistance to leaf curl would suit organic gardens. Deciduous. TM.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach April White GQ
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aka Peach
A stunning peach with a dark wine coloured outer and inner. The rich, juicy, textured flesh is absolutely delicious. One of my favourites. If there are any left over after raiding the tree (which I doubt) they also bottle well. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Black Boy
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aka Heritage Peach
Heritage Peach. A popular Peach with orchardists as it is a reliable producer that shows some disease resistance. The medium sized yellow fruit are very juicy with a rich flavour. Clingstone. Ripens around December. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Deciduous.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Camden GQ
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aka Peach
White flesh. This exciting Peach variety was selected and developed by NZ Hort. Research. The results are a beautiful looking peach with pink skin and crisp white flesh with just a hint of pink. It looks and tastes great. Ripe towards the end of summer. Deciduous. PVR.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Coconut Ice GQ
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aka Double Graft Peach
Double Graft Peach. Blackboy - A stunning peach with a dark wine coloured outer and inner. The rich, juicy, textured flesh is absolutely delicious. April White - Large firm fruit with juicy white flesh that has a pink blush. The tree crops towards April and has a high resistance to leaf curl.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach dble Blackboy/April White
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aka Double Graft Peach
Double grafted. Blackboy - Dark wine coloured flesh that is very sweet and juicy. Dark red-black skin. Ripens about March. Freestone. Golden Queen. - NZ's favourite Peach. Golden skin outer firm delicious golden flesh inner. Ripens in March.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Dble Blackboy/Golden Queen GQ
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Double Graft Peach.Golden Queen. - NZ's favourite Peach. Golden skin outer firm delicious golden flesh inner. Ripens in March.Springcrest - excellent eating peach of good quality. Ripens early December. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Dble Golden Queen/Springcrest GQ
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New to home gardeners. An exceptional chance seedling from Eion Scarrow. Ths large peach is similar to Golden Queen but ripens earlier and has spectacular flavour and juice. The tree is vigorous and hardy with a spreading form. Low chill requirement and is said to have outstanding productivity. Semi cling stone. Self fertile. Deciduous
Habit: Spreading
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: cm x cm
Peach Dig This GQ
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aka Peach
Medium sized fruit with yellow skin strongly blushed dark red. The yellow free-stone flesh is of excellent quality and suitable for fresh eating or preserving. Ripe around January. This variety is happiest in areas with a cool winter. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Deciduous.
'Free-stone' means that the flesh easily pulls away from the stone i.e. no waste.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Dixi Red GQ
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