Fruit TreesRosaceae
Peach Trees.
PerennialPollinator magnet
At a glance
The spec sheet.
- Direct sow / out
- Bare-root early April
- Germ
- Purchased trees
- Days to harvest
- Fruit year 2–3
- Spacing
- 15 ft
- Depth
- Same as pot
- Square-foot
- Own orchard bed
- Qty target
- 1–2 trees produces plenty.
Plant
Self-pollinating — one tree produces fruit. Higher pest management needs than apples or pears.
Care
Spray sulfur for leaf curl. Protect trunk from borers with window screen. Thin fruit to 6" apart at pea-size.
Harvest
When fully colored and yields to gentle pressure. Very short window — pick daily.
Canned in syrup, frozen sliced, jam, chutney, dried, brandy peaches.
Companion planting
What peach trees likes, and doesn’t.
Good neighbors
- Chives
- Garlic (planted at base deters borers)
- Nasturtiums
- Comfrey
- Yarrow
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