Stone Fruit Collection
Years ago growing nectarines, peaches and apricots used to be considered difficult for many gardeners. But times have changed and with a warmer climate and modern breeding, it’s never been easier to grow your own mouth-watering stone fruits that can be harvested from August. Collection comprises 1 tree each of:Peach ‘Avalon Pride’ – The first Peach Leaf Curl resistant variety bearing pretty pink flowers followed by large, deliciously juicy fruits.Apricot ‘Flavourcot®’ – Specially bred for the cooler UK climate, to produce huge crops of large egg sized, delicious orange-red fruits with outstanding colour, texture and flavour.Peach, Nectarine, and Apricot rootstocks:Peach Seedling – Dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 2.5m (8′)Mont Clare – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of up to 3m (10′)Torrinel – Semi dwarf reaching a mature height of 3m (10′)Krymsk 86 – Semi vigorous reaching a mature height of up to 4m (13′)St. Julien – Semi vigorous reaching a mature height of up to 4.5m (14′)This variety is self-fertile and does not require a pollination partner.Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.Estimated time to best yields: 4 years.
