Honey Babe Miniature Peach
Prunus persica 'Honey Babe'
Pronunciation: PROO-nus PER-see-kuh
SKU #45042
| Description | The perfect peach for small gardens, or even in patio containers! This dwarf variety reaches only 5 to 6 feet tall, for easier harvesting and pruning. Showy, bright pink flowers yield sweet, yellow, freestone fruit in mid-summer. Partly self-fruitful; better harvest with a pollenizer. Recommended chill: 400 hours. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Spring |
| Mature Size | Dwarf variety; reaches 5 to 6 ft. tall. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Edible, Compact Form |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Color | Pink |
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| Foliage Color | Green |
| Care | 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. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone:
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.