Irish Peach apple trees
£34.95 - £46.95
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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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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Next deliveries
Delivery from 8th January 2026 onwards.
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
British-grown trees 
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about apple trees
Apple trees are generally easy to grow, and because there are so many apple varieties there is invariably a good choice for almost any growing situation.
Apples display perhaps a greater range of flavours, appearance, and texture than any other tree fruits. This diversity makes apples a particularly satisfying fruit for home cultivation. Without much difficulty (or space) you can grow a number of different apple trees which will keep a family supplied with fresh apples from mid-summer to late autumn, and with a good spread of flavours and uses.
Our apple trees are grafted on rootstocks which will control the mature height of the tree - so you can choose the size of tree that will best suit your garden or orchard project.
