Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Fruit Plants
Dwarf Peach
Prunus persica, dwarf cultivar
Dwarf peach carries fruit of the same size and quality as a full orchard tree on a plant that tops out below two metres, which puts it within reach of anyone with a terrace or a small garden. It also flowers spectacularly in early spring — the bare branches covered in deep pink blossom before any leaf appears.
Peaches need winter chill to set fruit properly, so this is best suited to northern Punjab, KP and anywhere with genuinely cold nights from December to February. In Karachi it will grow well but crop lightly.
- Full-size fruit on a tree under 2 m — suits terraces and small gardens
- Deep pink blossom on bare branches in early spring
- Needs winter chill; best in northern Punjab and KP
Rs 1,700for the 3 ft, 24 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 1.5–2 m
- Growth rate
- Moderate; deciduous in winter
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
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How to look after your Dwarf Peach
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Full sun. Six to eight hours minimum for a worthwhile crop.
- Water
- Deeply and regularly, especially while fruit is setting and swelling. Mulch heavily to hold soil moisture.
- Humidity
- Ambient.
- Soil
- Deep, fertile, well-draining soil. Avoid heavy waterlogged clay — raise the bed if that is what you have.
- Feeding
- Balanced feed in early spring, high-potassium once fruit sets, and well-rotted manure each winter.
- Temperature
- Species dependent; most listed here suit the Pakistani plains. Young grafted stock needs shade in its first summer.
If something goes wrong
Flowers form but fruit does not set
Why it happens: Poor pollination or heat stress at flowering.
What to do: Plant a second variety nearby where cross-pollination is needed, and shade the tree during extreme heat.
Fruit dropping while small
Why it happens: Water stress or a natural thinning.
What to do: Keep watering even and mulch the root zone. A degree of natural drop is normal and healthy.
Suckers below the graft union
Why it happens: Rootstock growth.
What to do: Remove them flush at the trunk as soon as they appear, or they will outgrow the grafted variety.
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