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Peach Tree for Iowa
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Posted by iris321 z5IA (My Page) on Tue, May 2, 06 at 15:42
| What would be a good variety of peach to plant here? .I know they can be successfully grown,just wondered what variety. Doris |
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RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| Would like to know this myself! |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| I've had good luck with 'Reliance' up here in the NW corner of the state. I just planted mine two years ago, and they've made it through two winters without even bud loss. AND they gave me a few peaches their very first summer! |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| I've tried a few over the years: Reliance is moderately reliable and moderately good quality. Equally hardy, reliable, and higher in quality is Belle of Georgia (a white peach). Either should be very quick to bear, but expect a crop loss from either perhaps 1 out of 3 years. My personal sentiment is plant Belle of Georgia if you have room for only one. My sentiment is also to plant standard size, get those buds up above the really cold air. Dwf or Std will both be quick to bear. They won't take forever to die either, but I think Std will last a little longer. I've squeezed out 12 years on a reliance tree here, it's getting pretty long in the teeth. It will be my last Reliance. |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| Hm.. I've had lousy luck with apricots. Only fruit was when I bought 'em before they were planted. No fruit since, they keep getting frosted out. Moonglow and sunglow. Last year I think they got terminated by the wet weather/heavy soil combo. Maybe time to re-think the small fruits and go with peaches. I've heard they are tough to grow because of pest pressure - is that true..? |
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| I've had good luck with the little "Missouri peaches" they seem to be a native here in southern Iowa, bear really small, but tasty peaches, and very hardy. |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| Where do you find Missouri peaches? |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| reliance and belle are both good. I agree standard or semi standard seem to do better that dwarf |
RE: Peach Tree for Iowa
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| I grow native heirloom freestone peach trees (non-commercial & not self-pollinating), commonly called Iowa or Indian White. They grow true from seed and the fruit is fantastic, but fragile ~ this is an old, old variety that is hard to find these days, but was apparently common in the midwest when family farms had kitchen gardens with small orchards, or at least a few fruit trees. At farmers' market people have often told me they remember the peaches from when they were kids visiting their grandparents' farm. Best,
Ericka Dana
ericka@catnipfarm.com |
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