Irish Peach apple trees
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- Picking season: Very early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Irish Peach is a very early season apple, often ripening at the end of July or early August. It has good natural resistance to many of the diseases that affect apple trees.
For such an early apple, the flavour is good, although like all early varieties it really needs to be eaten straight from the tree.
Irish Peach apple trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £34.95
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree MM106 rootstock £43.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR32-year (1.75m) bare-root tree M25 rootstock £46.95
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Irish Peach is easy to grow, and the tree is amongst the hardiest of apple varieties. Cropping is usually good.
Irish Peach is a good example of a tip-bearing apple variety, with most (but not all) the fruit borne on the ends of branches. For this reason it is not a good variety for any kind of training (e.g. espaliers or cordons) as the pruning needed to maintain the form will remove most of the fruiting tips. Conversely, it is a good choice if you don't want to be bothered with the chore of pruning because tip-bearers generally don't need any routine pruning.
The tree starts out fairly upright but becomes more spreading with age, a characteristic of many tip-bearing varieties.
History
Irish Peach was discovered in Ireland in the early 19th century.
Irish Peach characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Fruit bearingTip-bearer
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonVery early
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)Does not keep
- Food usesEating fresh
- Disease resistanceGood
- Powdery mildewSome resistance
- Country of originIreland
- Period of origin1800 - 1849
- Blossom colourPink - light
- Fruit colourOrange flush
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