Desert Gold Peach
Prunus persica 'Desert Gold'
SKU
06144
This very vigorous and heavy-bearing tree offers fruit with exceptionally good flavor and sweetness for such an early variety. Its medium-sized semi-freestone fruit has firm yellow flesh and yellow skin with a red blush. Fragrant pink flowers adorn the green foliage on this self-fruiting tree. Tolerates heat and humidity. Requires 250 chill hours.
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Full sun
Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.
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- 101 Market
8980 Quantrelle Ave. N.e. Otsego MN 55330
- 14th Street Garden Center
793 Jersey Ave. Jersey City NJ 07303
- 3rd Avenue Floral & Greenhouse
1110 3rd Ave. West Dickinson ND 58601
- 4 Ever Green Ldsp. & Dgn
21457 214th Circle Ave Milford IA 51351
| Botanical Pronunciation | PROO-nus PER-see-kuh |
|---|---|
| Average Size at Maturity | Reaches 15 to 30 ft. tall and wide. |
| Bloom Time | Spring |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Flower Attribute | Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Growth Habit | Rounded |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Landscape Use | Privacy Screen, Specimen, Kitchen Garden |
| Light Needs | Full sun |
| Special Feature | Edible, Low Chill Requirement, Showy Fruit, Bird Friendly, Heat Loving |
| Water Needs | Moderate |
| Watering Needs | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
Provide humus-rich, slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first few first growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Prune to thin during dormant season; this results in new growth that produces the flowers and fruit.
This Plant's Growing Zones: 7 - 9
Your climate may be too cold for this plant