Peach – Florda Gold

Plant family: Rosaceae

Plant origin: China.

Fruit description:

Flowers: Peach flowers are a soft pink to red blossom, produced in Spring, while the plants are still deciduous and dormant.

Growing conditions:

Uses: Eat peaches fresh or add them to fruit salads, drinks, ice-cream and sauces. They go well with berries, ice-cream or to make Peach Melba and fruit cakes. They make excellent jam or chutney, and can be preserved in syrup.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Pick the fruit when it is nearly ripe or fully ripe. It can ripen a little after picking. Ripeness is indicated by the red blush on the skin and the fruit having a slight give when gently pressed. Pick the fruit carefully so as not to bruise it or damage the skin.

Plant relatives Peaches are related to all Prunus species, including nectarines, plums, cherries and apricots.

Special features: The peach originated in China and has been grown there for fruit for over 5000 years.

Grown by method: Grafted Pot size: 5 litre

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2.5 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 3 metres high by 3 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 5 litre