About
This hardy, heavy-cropping, realiable, self-fertile, Polish variety of peach up to 4m in height, with long, slender green foliage with good autumn colour. Pink blossom has good frost-resistance and is loved by pollinators, appearing in March. Large fruits with a dark yellow skin blushed with red, are sweet, juicy and aromatic. One of the few varieties offering some resistance to peach leaf curl. Cropping season: August to September.
About the genus
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH4
Plant details
Plant typeFruit Edible, Trees
HabitColumnar upright
FoliageDeciduous
Height4-8 metres
Spread4-8 metres
Time to full height5-10 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
FragranceFruit
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a moist, but well-drained soil in full sun. Protect flowers from frosts with biodegradable horticultural fleece. Best grown fan-trained, although in the south of England can be grown free-standing bush. See how to grow: peaches or peach cultivation for further advice
PruningPrune new and fan-training trees after the buds open, in early spring. Prune established trees in summer, after fruiting. See summer pruning trained stone fruit for further advice
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in containers outdoors in autumn; or by softwood cuttings, with bottom heat, in early summer. Peach cultivars are propagated by grafting
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, aphids, and scale may be problematic, especially on wall-trained specimens or those grown in a glasshouse. Squirrels and birds may damage fruit
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to peach leaf curl, bacterial canker, silver leaf, brown rot and replant diseases may cause problems. Late frosts can damage the blossom