Few things evoke summer more than biting into a ripe peach with its sweet juices running rivulets down your chin. Whether growing a standard at 8-15 ft. tall, semi-dwarf or a dwarf variety at 6-8 ft. tall, peach trees are fabulous in an edible garden, but also ornamental with their gorgeous spring blossoms. And the dwarf cultivars are ideal in patio containers. ‘Snow Beauty’ (750 chill hours) and ‘Donut’ (400 chill hours) bear white-fleshed fruit and ‘Saturn’ (250 chill hours) is not only tasty, but its double-pink blossoms are spectacular in spring.
Grown for fruit
Full Sun
Needs 2 inches of water per week for mature trees, decrease during fall and winter dormancy
Remove dead branches to encourage bushier growth.
Zones 5-10 depending on variety
Spring
Fertile, well-drained soil.
8-15 ft. x as wide
