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Bellegarde peach trees

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  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile Unusually for a peach, this variety is not full self-fertile.
  • Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow

Bellegarde is a traditional late-season yellow-fleshed peach from France, with dark red skin. In English conditions it usually ripens towards the end of September.

Cropping is generally good.

This is a freestone peach - the stone falls cleanly from the flesh.

Bellegarde peach trees for sale

Pot-grown

All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.

  • PG12-year 7L pot-grown tree St. Julien rootstock £57.75
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Please try next season

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree St. Julien rootstock £43.75
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years)
    Out of stock
    Please try next season
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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

Growing and Training

The vast majority of peaches are self-fertile, but Bellegarde appears to need another (different) peach or nectarine variety nearby for best results.

Bellegarde has a reputation for good disease-resistance by peach standards but is still susceptible to peach-leaf curl, so be sure to protect the tree from infection in late winter / early spring - covering the tree with a fleece is a good method

History

Bellegarde is a traditional French peach, but has been successfully grown in England since the Victorian era. It is also known as Galande.


Bellegarde characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillExperienced
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates

Using

  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingHeavy
  • Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
  • Food usesEating freshCulinary

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Peach leaf curlSome susceptibility

Identification

  • Country of originFrance
  • Period of origin1700 - 1749
  • Blossom colourPink - dark
  • Fruit colourRed - dark
  • Flesh colourGolden / Yellow

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This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2023.