I bought a couple peach tree seedlings called Siberian C that I am very excited to grow as my climate/area is not a normal peach growing environment.
It is a late summer/early autumn peach variety and is apparently used most often as root stock for winter hardiness. No pruning needed, smaller sized peaches/tree height, and are supposed to be very disease resistent! I love peaches and never thought id be able to grow them so I have high hopes to see how it goes over the years.
Doesn’t seem to be a common peach variety to find but I thought id mention it since I didnt see it listed in the thread.
2 Likes
There is also a breeding project done from that which is in it’s 4-5 generation (don’t remember exactly how many) to improve it’s eating qualities. There was I story about it in North American fruit and nut explores group. If I remember correctly, they are also available, but can’t remember where in the US. Maybe worth looking into.
2 Likes
I lived on a homestead for a long time that did a lot of seedling peaches and I believed there used the Siberian seedlings for rootstocks for a couple years, one of the ones that did’t get grafted over ended up having the tastiest peaches! More of a late summer early autumn peach, quite firm and cling stone, but aMAZING peachy flavour, they called it Siberian star I hope you find your own Siberian star!!!
1 Like
My own techniques are a bit different from what others appear to be doing . Firstly I went around looking at peoples gardens in my locality here in Anjou . I think its either Zone 8 or 9 according to USA definitions . But with global warming who knows . I collected over forty seeds and seedlings . I planted them and now five years later I have Ten trees all fruiting . A couple of them are not so good with small fruit. This year I will graft onto those others I prefer . I have a range of fruits , one nectarine including both white and yellow fleshed and between them they crop for over six weeks . I know these plants are locally adapted . Total cost of this project zero . Yes these fruits are not as big as those from the south of France but I’m not bothered by either the need to sell stuff nor money . Anyone want some seeds just ask . I cannot ship outside of Eu because well reasons .
Nice you went around your community David. We’re not that far from each other, relatively. I’m not bothered about the peaches of my F2. Some are quite small and hard, but most are normal, i’d say and some have been very good. White super juicy ones and others where crazy good, was fun tasting them and commenting. Most are for wildlife and rot away.
I can’t plant more right now, but next year i’d like some seeds from your best tasting ones.
Do you have experience with grafting peach trees?
Not Done Peaches , But have apples pears , plums , Medlar , Cherry . I was thinking “ crown “ graft and maybe “english “ graft ? I haven’t got the hang of bud grafting . Next month will be the time .
1 Like
I know of a farmer in my state (Utah) who grows doughnut peaches in a greenhouse. They don’t need protection here, but by keeping them in a greenhouse, he gets peaches two months earlier, which means he can be selling them at the farmers’ market at a time when everyone else only has kale and lettuce.
Here’s his YouTube channel:
He has a lot of very interesting ideas about how to passive heat greenhouses, and thereby make them more environmentally friendly and cheap.
1 Like