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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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aka Peach
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
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aka Peach
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
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Peach Flamecrest GQ
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aka Dwarf Peach
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
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Peach Garden Lady Dwarf Std 60cm GQ
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aka Peach
'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
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Peach Glohaven GQ
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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
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aka Peach
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
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aka Peach
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
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Peach Golden Queen GQ
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aka Peach
Yummy cling-stone peach with golden skin blushed with scarlet. The flesh is golden, juicy and delicious. Matures March to April. Popular as this cultivar has good resistance to leaf curl. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Peach trees are quite easy to grow but do best in a sunny spot with good drainage.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Gordons Glory
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Peach Gordons Glory GQ
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aka Prunus persica
An unusual Peach tree in that it has long narrow maroon leaves that are very striking. The usual pink blossom in spring followed by tasty, small, purple skinned peaches with orange flesh. Something just a bit different for the orchard or ornamental border. Deciduous.
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: 5m x 3m
Peach Hiawatha GQ
Current Stock Height: 140/150 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
$44.99
aka Dwarf Peach
Dwarf Peach. A genetic dwarf peach that will grow well in warmer areas of NZ, also suitable for container growing. Showy pink blossom in spring. The fruit has orange, juicy flesh with a sweet tangy flavour. Ripens in early summer. Plant in a well drained sunny spot. Deciduous.
This peach is partially self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator - try planting with 'Nectar Babe' it's dwarf Nectarine cousin.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Upright
Est. Hgt/Wdth in 7/10 yrs: Std
Peach Honey Babe Dwf Std 60cm GQ
Current Stock Height: 60-110 cm
Container: pb12 ?
$59.99
Peach Honey Babe Dwf Std 60cm GQ
New stock expected late October, 2022. Pre-order now. Estimated price $49.99 each. Payment when stock arrives.
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