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Fruiting Plants  /  Fruit Trees  /  Peach Trees

FROST PEACH (Amygdalus persica)


FROST PEACH (Amygdalus persica)
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Product Availability: Winter/Spring
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 Detailed Description

Leaf curl resistant, yellow fleshed free-stone variety.  Large to medium sized fruits.  The heavy bearing Frost peach tree will need thinning. Ripens mid-August. Self-fertile. Zone 6-9.

ZONE:  6-9

POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME:  Early blooming.  Self-fertile.

RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:

Full sun, warm & protected locations with balanced moisture.  Reduce grass competition in root zone.  Top dress with compost yearly - a heavy feeder.  Needs good drainage.   Summer prune for airflow and ease of harvest.  Spur bearer. Peaches need regular pruning to thin excessive twiggy growth.  Only prune during dry weather to decrease potential disease introduction to newly-exposed wood.  THIN peaches to decrease branch loads on this heavy-bearing variety.  Mid-season ripening.

CHILL HOURS:  700-800 chill hours below 45F                     

DISEASE RESISTANCE:  Good. Leaf Curl resistant.

SIZE AT MATURITY:  Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'





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