Products
Home Gardeners
PEACH DOUBLE Peacharine & Springcrest
Double Grafted Peach
Waimea Nurseries grows a range of fruit trees with two or three varieties on the one tree. Some fruit types are grown with both varieties grafted at the bottom of the tree trunk, while others are grown as tiers of branching. The method of propagation is based on the natural habit of the fruit types, to ensure a good shaped tree will result. The tree should be labelled with a small mark of paint to identify which part of the tree each variety is located. This also helps to avoid the potential of accidently pruning off one of the varieties!
Peacharine: Excellent eating and great bottler. Actually a nectarine/peach cross. Medium to large firm fruit with smooth skins. Sweet and juicy yellow flesh. A late season clingstone variety.
Springcrest: Tried and tested early season peach. A reliable cropper with yellow, sweet juicy flesh and good fruit size. Freestone. Best planted in a sunny warm spot protected from hard spring frosts.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planting | ||||||||||||
| Harvesting |
Pollination
These two varieties have been specifically selected to be grown together so as to allow cross pollination within the same tree.
Available Now at...
Rootstock
All peaches are grown on Golden Queen seedlings.
Planting & Tree Care
|
SOIL |
Prefers well drained fertile soil. |
|
PLANTING SITE |
Sunny, sheltered and frost free position. |
|
CLIMATE |
Stonefruit trees have a ‘chilling requirement’ of a certain number of hours below 7degC to produce fruit. Most varieties suit the temperate areas of the country to receive the required number of chilling hours, but some have ‘low chill’ requirements so can be grown in the warmer, northern areas of New Zealand. |
|
WATERING |
Water well during the early stages, during long dry periods and when the fruit is developing. |
|
PESTS & DISEASES |
Stonefruit require a spray program, particularly during spring, to prevent the likes of die back, bacterial disease and leaf curl. |
|
PLANTING IDEAS |
Stonefruit trees can be ‘espalier’ trained against a wall or fence in a fan shape. |
|
FRUIT |
Varieties range in ripening time from early to late Summer. |
|
POLLINATION |
All varieties are self fertile. |
|
TREE SIZE |
Stonefruit trees can range from 3-6m in height. |
|
RECOMMENED PRUNING SYSTEM |
Open centre/vase shape.
|
Join our home growers mailing list
Send