Peach - Queens

(Prunus persica) - Certified Organic Plants - Grown at Greenpatch Organic Seeds

‘A variety from the past’

An old fashioned variety that is commonly spoken about in our local region. It was commonly grown for fresh eating or preserving.

Queens peach is a white fleshed free stone variety producing large fruit that have a mild sweet flavour. They are very pleasant eating and if you have an over supply we have heard they preserve well.
The tree is very fast growing, setting fruit just 2 years from the time the seed was sown making it one of the fastest peaches I have seen to fruit. It will grow to 3m if you allow it but a prunning in winter as you do for all deciduous fruit trees will maintain an easier to manage tree size.
It’s heritage ties it to the Manning Valley in NSW making it a low chill variety. I am uncertain how far north it will fruit but growing this variety in a sub-tropical climate would still yield good results. It is drought hardy but it will not produce full sized fruit in dry conditions.

Plant in well drained fertile soil, handles part shade to full sun. Fertilise in spring once fruit set has occurred.

Free Stone Peach

Low chill variety.

Sold in 140mm tube pot. Seedling grown. Fruits in 2-3 years.