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PEACH DOUBLE Sanguine & April White™
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!
Sanguine: Port wine skinned, medium sized fruit with wine red melting flesh. A popular variety for eating fresh and bottling. Good home garden tree. Late season.
April White: A delicious white firm fleshed large peach that has an attractive pink blush. The tree is of medium vigour with a high resistance to Leaf Curl. Heavy cropper late in the season.
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Pollination
These two varieties have been specifically selected to be grown together so as to allow cross pollination within the same tree.
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Rootstock
All peaches are grown on Golden Queen seedlings.
Planting & Tree Care
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SOIL |
Prefers well drained fertile soil. |
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PLANTING SITE |
Sunny, sheltered and frost free position. |
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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. |
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WATERING |
Water well during the early stages, during long dry periods and when the fruit is developing. |
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PESTS & DISEASES |
Stonefruit require a spray program, particularly during spring, to prevent the likes of die back, bacterial disease and leaf curl. |
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PLANTING IDEAS |
Stonefruit trees can be ‘espalier’ trained against a wall or fence in a fan shape. |
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FRUIT |
Varieties range in ripening time from early to late Summer. |
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POLLINATION |
All varieties are self fertile. |
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TREE SIZE |
Stonefruit trees can range from 3-6m in height. |
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RECOMMENED PRUNING SYSTEM |
Open centre/vase shape.
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