Peach | Arapohue Red Leaf | Seedling OG
$42.00
Stock Status: Outofstock
We now offer more and more cultivars as seedlings. We are doing this because we believe them to be a superior way to grow our genetically stable heritage varieties. Modern peaches do not grow true in the same way, and so we trial all cultivars before offering them to you. The trees are stronger and more disease resistant, but grow in size to be somewhere in between the smaller Marianna rootstock and the larger peach rootstock. We tip the central leaders in the nursery to produce a low branched tree most suitable for home gardeners. This seedling has been grown in the open ground.
70cm
Out of stock
Description
Red skin, golden flesh and freestone with red streaks around the stone. Outstanding flavour, excellent texture and is very juicy. Red leaves on the tree. Allow 5-8m.
From woman near Ruawai who called me because she had to move and was concerned it would be lost. It originally came to her from an elderly Dalmatian gardener, who asked her to keep it going after he was gone as he treasured it very much. It is a very rare NZ heritage peach. We’ve been spelling this Arapahoe for years but have just been informed the area/road is Arapohue so are correcting our mistake!
Ripe late February.
