{"product_id":"peach-tropic-beauty-prunus-persica","title":"Tropic Beauty Peach - Prunus persica ‘Tropic Beauty’","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\u003eTropic Beauty Peach - Prunus persica ‘Tropic Beauty’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTropic Beauty was bred for warm climates and it is one of the very few peaches that crops properly in Brisbane, northern New South Wales and the Perth coastal plain. This \u003cem\u003ePrunus persica\u003c\/em\u003e selection needs only a brief cold period to break dormancy, so it flowers in late winter and picks from late spring into early summer, well ahead of the main stone fruit season. The fruit is yellow fleshed with a strong red blush and a semi-clinging stone, firm enough to handle and sweet off the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Tropic Beauty\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Low Chill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sets fruit in subtropical and mild coastal gardens where conventional peaches produce leaves and nothing else.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Picking\u003c\/strong\u003e: Harvest lands in late spring to early summer, weeks before shop fruit appears.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: One tree is enough. No pollinating partner is required.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bare branches carry a dense sheet of pink flower in late winter, earning its place ornamentally.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Naturally moderate in size and easily held at picking height with summer pruning.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical Home Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: The backbone stone fruit for Queensland and northern New South Wales backyards.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspalier\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trains flat against a sunny fence or wall, which suits narrow side yards and improves fruit colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gives light summer shade over a courtyard table and lets winter sun through when leafless.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlossom Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted where it is seen from the house, the late winter flowering is the first event of the garden year.\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 in an orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter to early spring, while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining, slightly acid soil. Mound plant on heavy clay, and avoid ground that has grown peaches or nectarines before, because replant disease knocks young trees badly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep soil moisture even from flowering right through to harvest, as fluctuating water splits fruit and causes drop. Thin the set fruit to roughly 100mm apart for size, and prune straight after harvest so the tree makes new fruiting wood before winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m unpruned, easily held at 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m\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\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden variety. The species originates in China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795289407774,"sku":"ND-1319-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Q8OsB0W9a2tKuJCworptS_3VdmIMbg.jpg?v=1787312756","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/peach-tropic-beauty-prunus-persica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}