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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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Available to gardeners for the first time, this large peach is similar to golden queen but ripens earlier. An exceptional chance seedling from Eion Scarrow has spectacular flavour and juice. The tree is vigorous and hardy which develops into 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
Container: pb28 ?
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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 Dixired
Current Stock Height: 150/170 cm ?
Container: pb28 ?
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The fruit of this variety are really 'pretty as a peach' with skin that is strongly blushed red over yellow. The firm, free-stone flesh is just the right balance of sugar and acid and coloured a warm yellow. Crops well and ripens in mid January. Plant in a sunny well drained spot.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Elegant Lady GQ
Current Stock Height: 120/140 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
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Fayette is a heavy cropper that produces quality fruit of a good size. The flesh and skin are both yellow. Fayette ripens mid to late season. Plant in full sun in well drained fertile soil. Self Fertile. Deciduous
Peach Fayette GQ
Current Stock Height: 180/200 cm ?
Container: pb28 ?
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This is a delicious and high quality Peach with a lovely flavour. It produces large fruit with juicy yellow flesh. The skin is velvet red over the yellow base. Ripens around January. Freestone. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Flamecrest GQ
Current Stock Height: 150/160 cm ?
Container: pb28 ?
$39.99
Large yellow skinned fruit with sweet, juicy yellow flesh marked red. Freestone. Something special for the small garden or perhaps a container. The pretty deep pink blossom in spring is beautiful. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 1.5m x 1m
Peach Garden Lady Dwarf Std 60cm GQ
Current Stock Height: 79/90 cm ?
Container: pb12 ?
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'Glohaven' produces large sized fruit with skin that is blushed red over yellow and described as "nearly fuzz-less". The freestone flesh is yellow, nice and sweet with a mild flavour. Plant in a well drained sunny spot. Deciduous.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Glohaven GQ
Current Stock Height: 150/160 cm ?
Container: pb28 ?
$39.99
New. Prolific crops of medium sized red blushed fruit in mid season. Flesh is yellow, very sweet, low acid and juicy. Clingstone. Well suited to the warmer areas of the country. Spreading tree. Plant in a well drained sunny spot for best results. Deciduous.
Habit: Spreading
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Golden Grace
Current Stock Height: 150/170 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
$39.99
This peach was selected and developed by Hort. Research and has large golden, cling-stone peaches that are similar to 'Golden Queen' but ripen a lot earlier, around January. The perfect peach for preserving if you have the time or just as good eaten straight off the tree. PVR.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 4m x 3m
Peach Golden Haze GQ
Current Stock Height: 170/190 cm ?
Container: pb28 ?
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NZ's favourite peach. As the name suggests this is the Queen of peaches with firm, tasty, golden yellow flesh. Great for bottling or eating straight from the tree. Crops well, ripens in late February/March. Cling-stone. Deciduous.
Melting Flesh
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Golden Queen GQ
Current Stock Height: 170/190 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
New stock arriving beginning of July, 2020. Pre-order now. Estimated price $39.99 each. Payment when stock arrives.
Peach Golden Queen GQ
Current Stock Height: 140/160 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
New stock arriving beginning of July, 2020. Pre-order now. Estimated price $39.99 each. Payment when stock arrives.
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