Planted a dwarf peach tree in our new garden 3 years ago. It was tiny when first planted. The first year, nothing but leaf curl. The 2nd year… TWO peaches and lots of leaf curl… This year.. Wow! Still lots of leaf curl but hasn't done any harm to the peaches. I'm not even kidding, there must be a good 120 on the tree, and we've even thinned it out a bit! They taste soooo good!
by mrleelee
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You’re lucky to have got to them before the wasps. I get around 20-30 on my small tree each year but I’m lucky if I get 3 before the wasps tuck in.
Well, now I want a peach tree… well done to you, i guess.. but woe to my garden budget.
We had a peach tree at work that grew from a seed. It produced so many juicy peaches . Unfortunately the guy on the other side of the fence didn’t like the falling fruit and that tree suddenly died the next year. I now have a dwarf one, it’s probably under 3ft tall with a tiny clump of leaves. It produced 9 peaches this year ! They won’t ripen as I don’t think the tree is strong enough. It’s in a pot and I haven’t fed and watered enough to sustain the fruit but I’m really hopeful for next year 😃
They look amazing. We had a peach tree in the garden of a flat I bought which had amazing juicy peaches the year I moved in and then only one or two after that. I looked into how to care for and improve the yields on the tree and realised that it had been left to grow too big and straggly. There was really nothing I could do to bring it back, which was a shame. So, make sure you prune appropriately to keep it bountiful and healthy.
Damn fat squirrels stole all of mine 🙁
They look so tasty! Where in the UK are you? I’ve really wanted to try and grow peaches but read they need to be in a greenhouse.
We’ve just had 17kg of peaches! And that’s with leaf curl.
I knew you could but I always figured it was one of those things that you could only do outside in the far south – then I had a surprise when a friend in Cardiff told me they had a good crop of peaches this year.
I think I’m far too far north, but maybe give it another decade…
Wow I love peaches. Now I am inspired to get a peach tree
Wow nice… Last time I saw this many peaches on a tree was 20+ yr ago.
Everyone knows peaches come from a can they were put there by a man
You’ve inspired me. I think I’ll be hinging to buy a peach tree. I’m not a fan but kids will love it.
Might get apple and pear aswell 😁👍
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So allergic to peaches, but I want them so much
Could you please share where you purchased this tree from, or the exact vartiety?
I’m moving to the Black Country, gonna eat a lot of peaches
Wow! We picked up a little peach tree in a pot at our allotment plant sale just over a year ago. It was probably no taller than half way up my shin. We planted it on our plot not expecting much to happen. It’s now taller than me! Never thought it would produce fruit, I just like the tree, but this post gives me a little hope.
Where did you buy it? I’m now seriously considering a new purchase!
I’ve got one on my balcony, in year 1 and still just leaves. Looking forward to year 3, congrats!
Beautiful. Enjoy them!
Do you get a peach tree from the peach stone and how and what do you do ???
Thanks to you, I’m now adding peaches to the fantasy orchard in my head…
This is super encouraging being a new peach tree parent!
I thought peaches came from a can?
Millions of peaches, peaches for free