A naturally dwarf peach well-suited to container cultivation. Pretty pink flowers in early spring are followed in late summer by sweet, juicy, yellow-fleshed, red- and yellow-skinned fruit. It is self-fertile and fruits from an early age
1-1.5 metres
1-1.5 metres
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Grow in moist, but well-drained soil in full sun, or in a large container (45-50cm across) in peat-free, loam-based compost, or a 2:1 mix of peat-free multipurpose compost and grit. Take pots under glass, or cover with biodegradable horticultural fleece, in early spring to protect flowers from frosts. Hand pollination may be needed if insects are scarce. See fruit in containers
Propagate by grafting onto rootstocks for fruit or can be propagated by seed, although the fruit from the seedlings is likely to be inferior in flavour to the parent. Seed-raised trees take four to five years to bear fruit
Pruning group 1; dwarf cultivars need little or no pruning
Glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, and scale insects may be problematic. Squirrels may damage fruit
Protect peaches against peach leaf curl by taking plants under glass, or covering the plant from autumn to spring. Bacterial canker, silver leaf, brown rot and blossom wilt diseases may cause problems