{"product_id":"peach-flordagold-prunus-persica","title":"Flordagold Peach - Prunus persica ‘Flordagold’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFlordagold Peach - Prunus persica ‘Flordagold’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Flordagold’ is a low chill peach, bred for climates where winters are too mild for traditional varieties to set fruit properly. In practice that makes this \u003cem\u003ePrunus persica\u003c\/em\u003e one of the few peaches that will crop in south east Queensland, northern New South Wales and warmer coastal districts. It is self fertile, so a single tree will produce, and the fruit is a yellow fleshed peach ripening early in the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Flordagold\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Chill Requirement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sets fruit in subtropical and warm temperate areas where standard peaches fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: No pollinator partner is required, so one tree in a backyard is enough.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit ripens ahead of most peaches, generally from late spring into early summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pink flowers cover the bare branches in late winter, giving ornamental value before the crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePruning Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds well to annual pruning, so it can be held at an easy picking height.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree gives a household crop in a compact footprint.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical Fruit Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the few stone fruits that performs alongside citrus and avocado in warm zones.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier Against a Fence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained flat it uses very little depth and simplifies netting and picking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrnamental Edible Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: The blossom display justifies its place in a decorative garden bed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m for a close planted orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant, ideally June to August\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep free draining loam, pH 6 to 7, mound on clay because peaches are intolerant of wet roots\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, especially while fruit is sizing. Prune annually after harvest to an open vase shape, thin heavy fruit set so remaining fruit sizes up, and keep mulch away from the graft union to avoid collar rot.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m, easily held at 2.5m with pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, minimum six hours\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species originally from China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795323552030,"sku":"ND-1317-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2SntiJBbU6wgrBupDurPG_kzdwKY9B.jpg?v=1787313313","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/peach-flordagold-prunus-persica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}