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non-dwarfing peach tree in pot
neilbradburn
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all,
As part of my bare-root ordering frenzy a couple of months back, I couldn't resist ordering a Peregrine peach tree on an STJA rootstock. Given a general lack of suitable space, the plan was to put it in a large pot (say, 50cm). In addition to keeping it to a size I can accommodate, it means that I can, in theory, wheel it into the greenhouse for over-wintering (assuming a suitable sized door :-) ). I'm sure I recall reading around at the time and building up confidence that this was a viable option, but now that delivery is looming I'm starting to doubt myself and wanted to pick the brains of more experienced gardeners.
Does anyone have any experience growing non-dwarfing peaches in a similar fashion, and if so would you recommend doing it? I gather I would need to prune it 'aggressively' to help keep it under control - and to hopefully allow me to get it through the door of my 11x8 greenhouse.
I was thinking of starting it off in, say, a 30cm pot with a 50/50 JI3/soil-less mix and then potting it on as it established. Does this sound a reasonable approach?
Thanks in advance!
As part of my bare-root ordering frenzy a couple of months back, I couldn't resist ordering a Peregrine peach tree on an STJA rootstock. Given a general lack of suitable space, the plan was to put it in a large pot (say, 50cm). In addition to keeping it to a size I can accommodate, it means that I can, in theory, wheel it into the greenhouse for over-wintering (assuming a suitable sized door :-) ). I'm sure I recall reading around at the time and building up confidence that this was a viable option, but now that delivery is looming I'm starting to doubt myself and wanted to pick the brains of more experienced gardeners.
Does anyone have any experience growing non-dwarfing peaches in a similar fashion, and if so would you recommend doing it? I gather I would need to prune it 'aggressively' to help keep it under control - and to hopefully allow me to get it through the door of my 11x8 greenhouse.
I was thinking of starting it off in, say, a 30cm pot with a 50/50 JI3/soil-less mix and then potting it on as it established. Does this sound a reasonable approach?
Thanks in advance!
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Peaches can be fan trained, given the right pruning, so it should be possible to prune a pot grown tree to size. Have a look at this info form the RHS as feeding and watering are going to be key to your success - https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/peaches
and this advice specific to Peregrine - https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=5776
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No, you are very wise. I bought it because it was too much of a good price to refuse. And I thought if I didn't succeed, at least I would learn from my mistake - my most effective learning technique :-)
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've heard the same thing, and I believe it applies in general, across the different fruits. However, I was hoping that the constraint of the pot, as with a fig, would persuade the tree to switch from growth mode into fruiting mode.
Brilliant! They're the site I found before and from which I gained my confidence in being able to grow one in a pot :-) Many thanks for sharing!