DWARF PEACH Honey Babe
Medium to large fruit with orange, sweet juicy flesh and tangy flavour. Showy pink flowers. Fruits best near other peaches or nectarines for cross pollination. Honey Babe will often be evergreen through the winter, which has no negative effects on it's fruit production.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Planting | ||||||||||||
Harvesting |
Pollination
Best pollinated with any other dwarf peach or nectarine variety.
All peach trees, including dwarf varieties, are grown in Golden Queen peach seedlings as the rootstock. Nectarines, peaches, apricots and some varieties of plum are compatible with peach rootstock, as they are all part of the Prunus genus. For dwarf stonefruit trees, it is the variety which is dwarfing rather than the rootstock. Dwarf varieties can be identified by the short distance between buds (short internodes is the technical term).
DWARF FRUIT TREES |
|
SOIL |
Prefers well drained fertile soil. |
PLANTING SITE |
Sunny, sheltered and frost free position is best. Plant 2m apart from other dwarf stonefruit trees. |
WATERING |
Water well during the early stages, during long dry periods and when the fruit is developing. |
CLIMATE |
Best in areas with some Winter chill and protected from hard Spring frosts. |
GENERAL CARE |
Thin out leaves and fruit to allow good air movement and light penetration. |
PESTS & DISEASES |
In areas with wet Springs and hot humid weather a preventative spray program is recommended. Copper sprays at leaf drop and again twice in early Spring as buds swell will help prevent Leaf Curl. |
PLANTING IDEAS |
Great in containers and as focal points in gardens and entrys. |
FRUIT |
Varieties range in ripening time from early to late Summer. Some leaves around the fruit may need to be removed to allow the fruit to ripen. |
POLLINATION |
All varieties are self fertile. |
TREE SIZE |
Maximum 2m tall. |