{"id":6149,"date":"2016-03-12T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=6149"},"modified":"2015-05-12T12:24:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:24:30","slug":"patio-peach-blooms-in-early-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/03\/12\/patio-peach-blooms-in-early-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Patio Peach Blooms In Early Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Columnar Flowering Peach at Duke Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

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Close-up of flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

For small garden spaces patio peach (Prunus persica<\/em>) is a gem. This miniature tree bears long narrow lush green (or reddish) foliage. Site selection is crucial to ward off\u00a0potential\u00a0disease and insect problems.<\/p>\n

Patio peach is a genetic dwarf\u00a0and may be\u00a0grown in a large container on your deck or patio.\u00a0Tree height averages 6-8 feet tall but\u00a0many varieties may be shorter or taller. Most do not<\/strong>\u00a0produce\u00a0tasty edible fruits.<\/p>\n

Grow in\u00a0 moist, well-drained, mildly acidic soil. The tree should receive full to partial sun (6 hours minimum)\u00a0with good air movement to thwart major disease problems. Insect problems also abound with peaches.<\/p>\n

Patio peach is\u00a0glorious in bloom in early spring. Open blossoms are frequently injured by\u00a0overnight frosts. Red, pink, or salmon flowers\u00a0are mildly fragrant. Weather cooperating, bees and early arriving butterflies will pollinate the blossoms. The mostly inedible peach-like fruits mature in summer but are often hidden from view by the dense foliage.<\/p>\n

Feed landscape-grown\u00a0trees with granular 10-10-10 or equivalent in early spring. Container-grown trees are best fertilized bi-monthly (3 times a year) with water soluble fertilizers such as Miracle-Gro\u2122, Daniels\u2122, or Schultz\u2122. Do not fertilize after August 15th. Irrigate tree(s) during summer dry spells. Prune patio peach immediately after spring flowering; remove dead, broken or diseased\u00a0branches at anytime.<\/p>\n

Check tree(s) spring into early summer (April thru early July) for wood borers and scale insects, particularly\u00a0on the lower\u00a0scaffold branches and main trunk. Treat with preventative insecticides every two weeks with Bayer Advanced Garden Insecticide\u2122 to prevent\u00a0peach twig borer, aphids, and spider mites. Also susceptible to numerous disease problems, including peach scab, peach leaf curl, leaf spots, bacterial canker, root rot, and mildew.<\/p>\n

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Colorful summer foliage on many varieties of patio peach<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 For small garden spaces patio peach (Prunus persica) is a gem. This miniature tree bears long narrow lush green (or reddish) foliage. Site selection is crucial to ward off\u00a0potential\u00a0disease and insect problems. Patio peach is a genetic dwarf\u00a0and may be\u00a0grown in a large container on your deck or patio.\u00a0Tree height averages 6-8 feet tall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,1124,1195,747,650,665,1123,1012,816,742,833,1030,843,951,601,933,1076,630,705,646,7,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6149"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7666,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions\/7666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}