Red Leaf Peach 'Rubira'
- Spectacular new garden peach tree that provides garden interest for more that 6 months and gives delicious fruit.
- In early spring bears a profusion of saucer shaped deep pink blossom - as good as any flowering cherry!
- The foliage is a mass of slender bronzy leaves wich shine through summer offer a lovely contrast to garden greens.
- Deep red peaches with juicy yellow flesh ripen in late summer and can be eaten from the tree in August and September.
- Supplied as an established young tree in 5L pot. Best grown in a large pot in a sunny spot in the garden.
3-5 working days.
Product Description
This new garden peach tree really has it all, giving interest from early spring through to autumn and with the promise of a crop of juicy peaches!
In early spring the blossom appears and the bright pink saucer shaped blooms which are produced in abundance give a display every bit as good as the best ornamental cherries! It also acts as a magnet for bees and other friendly insects and beneficial pollinators.
As the blossom fades the foliage appears - each elongated slender leaf taking on a bronzy hue as it unfolds offering a lovely contrast to the more familair greens in the garden.
Over the summer the fruits enlarge and ripen til they're ready to pick in late August. Peaches are deep red when ripe and with sweet yellow flesh.
For best results grow in a large pot in a sunny spot in the garden - it's ideal spot perhaps being against a south facing wall.
Whilst Rubira is fully hardy in the UK climate i'ts best protected from rain during the winter months as this helps avoid leaf diseases. If possible move under cover such as a porch or better still a greenhouse. Alternative cover with a tent fashioned from garden polythene.
This spectaular tree with delicious fruit is worth the effort!
What Is Supplied
Plant Information
Top Tips
Try and keep the canopy dry each spring as the leaves emerge, to avoid Leaf Curl
Care Guide
- Patio peaches can be grown in large containers filled with soil-based John Innes No 3 compost.
- In February each year, feed with a balanced fertiliser, and repot every couple of years.
- Naturally dwarf, these patio peaches need little or no pruning to keep their compact shape.
- Protect the blossom from frost and, although self-fertile, using a dry small artists paintbrush to brush pollen from flower to flower will increase fruit set.
- When fruit appears, it will need thinning. Remove poorly placed, small or misshapen fruits when they are about the width of your little finger nail. With peaches aim to have a fruit every 15cm (6in).
- Water container-grown trees almost every day during the growing season and give them a high potash liquid feed every couple of weeks. Avoid excessive or irregular watering when fruit is ripening to prevent the skin splitting.As the fruit develops it may need protection from birds and squirrels.
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