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'Melred' Red-Flowered Patio Peach Tree

Bright flowers and juicy peaches on your patio

Grown by John

South Downs National Park

Patio Tree in a 4.5L Pot

60-95cm inc. pot

£50

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The highlights

  • Gorgeous magenta blossom in spring
  • Sweet, juicy peaches - crops earlier than most
  • Harvest your peaches in August
  • Self fertile and small enough to grow in a pot

Description

  • The peach tree that has it all! Spectacular vibrant magenta coloured blossom followed by sweet and juicy peaches - and all this from a tree that is so compact it can be grown in a pot
  • Delicious peaches ripen in early August and can be harvested throughout the month. Melred even crops at a younger age than most - you should see fruit within 1-2 years
  • An attractive small tree with open branches and lush green foliage, growing to just 2.5m without pruning
  • Perfect for pots, wallside borders, fences or fan training
  • RHS Plants for Pollinators status
  • Self fertile, so you only need one tree to produce a crop
    • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Tree in 4.5L Pot

Height on arrival:

60-95cm inc. pot

Eventual height:

2.5m

Eventual spread:

1.5m
Spreads approx 1.5m unless pruned

Tasting notes:

Sweet and juicy

Time to first crop:

1-2 years
You may see your first peaches after 1-2 years but you should not expect to see substantial crops for another 2-3 years after that

Flower colour:

Pink, red
Deep pink to red flowers

Habit:

Upright, bushy
An upright tree with a bushy habit

Hardiness:

Hardy
H4 - May require some protection from very late frosts as this can damage the flowers. This won't cause lasting damage to the tree but will reduce the yield of fruit that year.

Self fertile:

Self fertile
Produces a crop without needing fertilisation from other trees

Uses:

Eating fresh, cooking, preserving

Rootstock:

Spacing:

1m
Plant 1m apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Shows good resistance to the main pest and diseases for peaches. Has a good resistance to peach leaf curl, although not full resistance so you should still keep an eye out for it and take the pruning steps below. You may see some damage from aphids and caterpillars, which can both be washed away with soapy water. Reduce the risk of bacterial canker by pruning to improve airflow and removed rotting organic matter nearby.

Water in well when planting - read on for ongoing care

Water in thoroughly when planting. For bare root trees, you won't need to water regularly going forward, oly water in dry spells when needed. You should be able tell because the leaves will start to wilt and droop. If a container grown tree, it will need more watering until its roots are established. It should be watered every other day or so for the first few months. Then reduce to twice a week until autumn. In the second year it should have a established enough root system to support itself, just water when required as explained above for bare roots. When watering a tree it is important to give a good soaking. It is better to water heavy and less frequently than little and often as this encourages the roots to grow down into the ground.

Full sun

Best planted in a sheltered spot where the tree will enjoy direct sun for more than 6 hours each day during the spring/summer.

Any well drained, fertile soil

Will tolerate less than perfect conditions but prefers well drained, loamy soils. If your soil is heavy or sandy, mix in some perlite or fine horticultural grit when planting, to improve drainage.

No feeding required

Peach trees get all the nutrients they need from the soil - if yours is poor quality, mix in some compost when planting.

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South Downs National Park

Meet John

110 years' expertise free with every tree

John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

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