Peach 'Sunsweet'

Prunus persica 'Sunsweet'

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Peach trees are small and deciduous. For best results ask a local nursery for advice on choosing the best variety and rootstock for your garden. Sunsweet is a free-stone peach with a yellow skin and yellow flesh. The peach is suitable for drying.

Planning

Difficulty

Moderate

Flowering time

Spring, Winter

Fruiting time

Summer

Harvesting

Trees flower towards the end of Winter. Fruit ripen during mid Summer.

Propagation

Seed

Sow seed in Spring after a cold stratification.

Cuttings

Graft or bud the cultivar of peach you would like to harvest one day onto the seedling / rootstock.

Special features

Attractive flowers

The blossoms appear before the leaves making a beautiful show of pink flowers.

Geography

Origin

Peaches originate from China. 'Sunsweet' cultivar was a change seedling from 'St Helena' peach bred in South Africa.

Natural climate

Mediterranean

Environment

Light

Full Sun

Soil moisture

Moist

Soil type

Loam, Sand, Clay

Soil PH preference

Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Frost hardiness

Half-Hardy

Uses

Edible

The fruit is edible fresh, dried, cooked or preserved.

Personality

Family

Rosaceae

Flower colour

Pink

Scent

Mild

Problems

Leaf curl can limit the amount of food produced through photosinthesis for the tree leading to stress. Fruit can suffer from fruit fly, bol wurm and false codling moth attacks.