Bonfire Patio Peach Tree
This is not a problem thanks to a slew of recently introduced peach tree varieties that mature at a shrubby 4 to 6 feet in height.
Bonfire patio peach tree. Peaches arrive in late summer or early fall and are best used for baking. It takes a mounded form and is usually about as wide as it is high although occasionally it can spread further. Bonfire patio peach grows to a petite size in pots where it s bronze leaves look dramatic on patios. Bonfire is a compact dwarf purple leaf peach.
Bonfire patio peach trees only reach a maximum average height of about 5 feet and although people don t eat the peaches birds love them. Can be eaten fresh but rubbery how big is your tree. Can be eaten fresh but rubbery. From edible landscaping nursery on bonfire patio peach fruits are cling stone with firm fruit used for canning pickling and pies.
The blooms are quickly replaced by long dark purple leaves. It ll get a slight tint of orange in fall too. Bonfire patio peach is beautiful feature even when not in bloom the long leaves emerge brilliant red in spring and darken to burgundy to keep the tree pretty through summer. Bonfire is a medium sized shrub form of the peach tree.
Bonfire is the most popular patio peach with its maroon purple leaves small size and sweet little peaches. In early spring bonfire peach errupts with pink flowers covering it s branches as it s bronze foliage emerges. Watering once a week by leaving a hose at the. From edible landscaping nursery on bonfire patio peach fruits are cling stone with firm fruit used for canning pickling and pies.
It grows to between four and six feet high usually reaching its full size in five to six years. Growing bonfire patio peach trees. Fertilize your tree with a. Can be eaten fresh but rubbery the fruit are not toxic just unsavory.
Keep the soil around your bonfire patio peach tree moist. White fleshed fruit streaked with red ripens late. Fruit turns red when cooked and makes an attractive pie. The bonfire dwarf peach is deciduous and prefers well drained acidic soil.
1st week september at the nursery fruits are cling stone with firm fruit used for canning pickling and pies. Growing up to 5 7 tall this is also a good small feature over a perennial border or curb appeal in a front yard. Bonfire patio peach prunus persica. Do you want to grow your own peaches but lack a place for a full sized peach tree.
If i were you i d thin out at least half of them. On the other hand reliance does produce edible. In april the bonfire patio peach tree is covered in stunning pink blooms that have a coral pink eye. So for their food value unto human consumption they might as well be toxic.