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Fast Growing Trees
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Hybrid Poplar

Fastest

Deciduous
Hybrid Poplar
Weeping Willow
Silver Maple
Theves / Lombardy Poplar

Faster

Deciduous
Tulip Poplar

Evergreen
Douglas Fir
Canadian Hemlock
Dawn Redwood

Fast

Deciduous
Black Walnut

Evergreen
Colorado Blue Spruce
Scotch or Scots Pine

Fast Growing Hedging Plants
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Deciduous
Hybrid Poplar
Siberian Elm

Evergreen
Canadian Hemlock
- tall one of the fastest

Arborvitae
- not so quick or so tall, more elegant

Douglas Fir
- good for wind break or background


Clematis "Bees Jubilee", group 2
Clematis - Flowering Vines

Peach Trees
Nectarine Trees


Flowering shrubs and trees

More about Fruit Trees: Apple and Crab-apples | Apricot | Cherry | Peaches and Nectarines | Pear | Plums and prunes | Pests and problems | Hints and tips

Pollinator needed?

Not usually

Bloom Period

Late April / early May

Mature Height

12-20 feet

Produce
Fruit In

3-5 years

Support needed?

No

Harvest Period

July - Aug

Zones

5-9

Soil Type

all types

Sun Exposure

full

Peaches and nectarines are respectively downy and smooth skinned versions of the same fruit Prunus persica. Most forms are self-fertile, they prefer warmer conditions, nectarines even more so than peaches. In warm temperate regions the bush form is suitable, in cooler climates, the protection of a sunny wall and/or protection under glass is required, training as a fan is usually the preference here. Other than the preference for warmer conditions of nectarines, cultivation of the two types is identical and where peaches are referred to here, the same applies to nectarines.

Peaches flower in the early spring and so are susceptible to frosts. There are also few pollinators around at this time in cooler climates, so hand pollination, especially if they are being grown under glass is advisable. Fruit thinning may often be necessary as conversely if conditions are good, then peaches will set fruit very heavily. Leaving them unthinned means they are more susceptible to rots and infection, while they produce far more fruits, they are smaller and less satisfactory.

Where space and climate allow, a bush is the preferred shape for peaches allowing about 12ft for the spread of the tree. The aim is to get 8-10 strong branches spreading form a short trunk. Pruning should be kept to a minimum until the bush is ready to produce fruit, confined to removal of dead, crossing or excessive branches. Like other drupes (fruits with a single stone rather than many pips) peaches are susceptible to silver leaf (a fungal disease) and so pruning should be carried out in the early summer and not during winter dormancy.

Peaches fruit on the previous years wood and so once a tree is established, pruning is carried out to remove older growth in favour of newer that will produce fruit the next year.

Peach leaf curl - A disease that peaches and nectarines can suffer from.  The foliage puckers, then is covered with a fine white powdery growth, it turns first red, then brown before dropping off the plant. All plants in all areas are potentially susceptible to this fungal disease which is most prevalent in damp areas and particularly in wet growing seasons. Trees growing in protection under glass usually escape this disease. There are no really effective chemical controls and if your peaches have suffered this for a number of years, the easiest answer to to remove your peach tree and grow apricots instead which are hardly touched by the problem at all.

White Lady Peach



Suncrest Peach

 

Red Globe Peach

Red Gold Nectarine

Redhaven Peach

Reliance Peach

O'Henry Peach

Mericrest Nectarine

Loring Peach

Independence Nectarine

Hale-Haven
Hale-Haven Peach

Harken Peach

Garden Delight Nectarine

Garden Gold Peach

Golden Jubilee Peach

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