Description

A popular peach that is quite ornamental, with showy pink double flowers in early spring and a low, spreading habit; bright green foliage turns yellow in fall; will tolerate some shade but needs full sun most of the time and well-drained soil

Landscape Attributes

Early Pink Ornamental Peach is a deciduous tree with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Early Pink Ornamental Peach is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Early Pink Ornamental Peach will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.