Peach 'Summer Sun'

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. Summer Sun is a large yellow cling peach, recommended for summer rainfall areas.

Planning

Difficulty

Moderate

Flowering time

Spring

Fruiting time

Summer

Harvesting

Trees flower during late Winter. Fruit ripen in early Summer.

Propagation

Seed

Sow seed in Spring after a cold winter stratification.

Cuttings

Graft or bud the cultivar you would like to harvest onto the seedling / rootstock.

Special features

Attractive flowers

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

Geography

Origin

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.

African boll worm

Helicoverpa armigera

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Companion plants

Garlic

Allium sativum

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Sweet Basil

Ocimum basilicum