Amsden June peach trees
Prunus persica - Picking season: Very early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
As the name suggests Amsden June is a very early-ripening peach, likely to be ready to eat in June or early July. It is a good choice if you want to grow peaches in northern Europe.
The fruit size is a bit smaller than shop-bought imported peaches, but the flavour is good.
The white flesh falls away cleanly from the stone (freestone).
Amsden June organic peach trees - graft to order
1 yeartree on St. Julien A rootstock25.00€
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(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Growing and Training
Amsden June has some resistance to peach-leaf curl, but it is still a good idea to protect the tree from infection in late winter / early spring - covering the tree with a fleece is a good method
History
Amsden June originates from the USA and was discovered in the 19th century.
Amsden June characteristics
- Gardening skillExperienced
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Picking seasonVery early
- Season of use1-3 days
- Food usesEating fresh
- Summer average maximum temperaturesWarm (25-30C / 76-85F)Hot (>30C / 86F)
- Country of originUnited States
- Period of origin1850 - 1899
- Flesh colourWhite
- Fruit colourGreen / Red
More about peach trees
Peaches are a luxurious fruit originating in the Far East and now grown throughout warm temperate regions. Peach trees prefer a continental climate - warm summers and cold winters.
Peach trees can be grown in northern Europe but for best results grow them as fans on a south-facing wall, or in a patio container which can be moved indoors (to an unheated room or conservatory) during winter, or - ideally - under permanent cover in a greenhouse or polytunnel.
All peaches are self-fertile - but that doesn't mean they don't need pollinating, it just means you don't need another peach tree nearby to cross-pollinate with. Pollen must still be taken from one flower to the other and since peaches flower very early in the season you can't always rely on pollinating insects to be out and about.
Whilst it is generally advisable to keep pruning of all stone fruit to a minimum, regular pruning is quite important with peaches. The main objective is to remove older wood and leave younger shoots - this is because peaches (and nectarines) fruit primarily on 1-year shoots (i.e. the shoots which grew the previous summer). The best time to prune is in spring.
If your peach tree sets a good crop in the spring then it is important to thin the fruitlets, otherwise you will end up with lots of small peaches with little flavour. It is worth being ruthless with the thinning because the flavour of home-grown peaches eaten straight from the tree is worth a bit of work!
