Peach 'Bonnigold'

Peach (Eng.), Perske (Afr.)

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. Bonnigold is self compatible so does not need cross pollination. Bonnigold is a cling peach with a yellow skin and yellow flesh.

Planning

Difficulty

Moderate

Flowering time

Winter

Fruiting time

Summer

Harvesting

Trees flower towards the end of August. Fruit ripen during the last weeks of November.

Propagation

Seed

Sow seed in spring after a cold stratification. Graft or bud the desired cultivar on the seedlings.

Cuttings

Varieties are grafted or budded onto rootstocks.

Special features

Attractive flowers

Peach trees have blossoms before most of the leaves appear, making a show of pink flowers.

Geography

Origin

South Africa 1991

Natural climate

Mediterranean

Environment

Light

Full Sun

Soil moisture

Moist

Soil type

Loam, Clay, Sand

Soil PH preference

Neutral

Frost hardiness

Half-Hardy

Uses

Edible

The fruit are 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.

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

African boll worm

Helicoverpa armigera

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata