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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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Hi there,
I grow native midwest heirloom peach trees from seed and we have lots of trees up to 12 years old, they're very tough & very productive. Locally the variety is called Iowa or Indian White, and it's a freestone. Medium size fruit, great smooth texture and great flavor, it's an old-fashioned peach that won't store for long, but has a good harvest window. Trees bear at 4-5 years old, and they survive mower and animal bites down to 3" when young, they just take an extra year to bear fruit if they have to re-grow trunk shoots the first or second year. This particular peach is unusual in that it is not a self-pollinator as far as I know, so I plant them in pairs or 3-tree clusters, and prune as one.
Best,
Ericka Dana, Catnip Farm |
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