Peach

Prunus persica Snowqueen

A popular peach that has large crimson fruit with juicy, white flesh. It produces pink flowers in mid-spring and superb peaches with an outstanding flavour in late September. A reliable, high yielding tree that is best grown against a warm wall.

• Position: full sun
• Soil: deep, moist but well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: slow growing
• Flowering period: April to May
• Flower colour: pink
• Other features: one of the best all-round varieties (late september)
• Hardiness: fully hardy

• Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker