Hardy Peach Tree; Recommendations?
mark_roeder 4B NE Iowa
16 years ago
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Crimson Rocket peach tree or recommendations for zone 6 KC, MO
Comments (1)" I'm not sure if it would do well in my area or if peaches in general do well here." Peaches do fine in KC. There are 6 peach or peach/apple orchards in the KC area, including my own. If you get out in the stretch between Lexington and Waverly MO area (along the river) there are a lot more peach orchards. I've not grown the columnar peaches, but have no reason to believe they would perform differently than traditional peaches (other than their shape). Same thing with ornamental peach trees. With the right variety, regular fruiting peach trees can be just as beautiful during bloom as ornamental peaches, so unless you don't like the fruit, there's no reason to opt for an ornamental. The big key to growing peaches in our area is to plant the peach in a raised planting (like the top of a mound). The mound must be sufficiently large (ideally large enough to accompany the root spread of a mature tree, but you can get by with a smaller mound). Another thing that's necessary is to keep a large mulch ring around the tree (wooded mulches are ideal). Peach trees generally (but not always) decline fairly rapidly in this area if they aren't planted in a mound, and they won't thrive if grass is allowed to grow under the tree. Additionally, you will need to spray for peach leaf curl. It only requires one spray per year here, but without it peach trees become weakened making them susceptible to premature decline in this area. You'll also likely need to spray your tree with insecticide if you want to avoid wormy fruit. Peaches are excellent fresh picked off the tree, do very well here, and are rewarding to grow, they just take a little work....See MoreLooking for a recommendation for a hardy SMALL Sweet-cherry Tree
Comments (2)You need to get one on a dwarfing rootstock/or prune prune prune. I've been doing a TON of reading lately on sweet cherries. Its easy to find some cultivars you'll like, its hard to find someone that carries them in a certain rootstock. Just remember that a few are self fruitful, while the majority need a pollinator. So if you don't want 2 trees, you are VERY limited....See More'flamin'fury(r) pf- 24c- 'cold hardy'' most cold hardy peach
Comments (6)I will put my 2 cents in now that I have had my peaches in for a few years. I have not found PF24-C to be any more cold hardy or bud hardy than any of my other trees. My O'Henry made it through a real tough winter last year just as well as the PF24-C, and there is no comparison in taste. (The trees both made it but there was no fruit due to a horrible spring) Apparently McKay is not Wisconsin Balmer, as the thread linked above was mentioned to be. The link below also mentions it. I decided to get Contender, Polly, Ranger, and Indian Free Peach for my aunt in Iowa. This link might help too: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fruit/msg081648531967.html Here is another link regarding Earlitreat that is also hardy enough in Iowa. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/fruit/msg072247337437.html All of the above mentioned peaches can be found at Bay Laurel, I believe, but they have a deadline to special order that was last Friday. Maybe you can beg them to add yours if you decide. If you really want a PF24-C you can have mine:) Here is a link that might be useful: Wisconsin Balmer peach source...See MorePeach rootstock recommendations and source?
Comments (15)Milehigh, If you want just a few seedling rootstocks for peaches (and they don't have to be Bailey) I would be willing to send you some for the cost of postage. The roostocks would be small. I have good luck field grafting small peach rootstocks, but have haven't tried much bench grafting of peach rootstocks. If I sent the rootstocks, I'd probably have to dig and send them in early Spring (like late Feb./early March) so they would still be fully dormant (plus we get too busy starting with planting season (mid March)). Your ground might still be frozen then, but you could probably pot the rootstocks....See Moremark_roeder 4B NE Iowa
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