Bonanza peach trees
Prunus persica
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- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
Bonanza is a naturally dwarfing peach tree. Although the tree remains small (it is unlikely to get much more than 1.5m or so in height and spread after 5-10 years), the peaches are a normal size.
Like most peaches the dark pink spring blossom is particularly attractive feature.
The yellow-flesh peaches ripen in late July / early August, and the flesh comes away from the stone fairly easily.
The small size of the tree makes this an ideal choice if you want to grow your own peaches but space is limited - however you do need a sunny sheltered spot for best results.
Bonanza peach trees for sale
Pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year top-worked 8L-9L pot-grown tree, St. Julien rootstock£60.00
Grown for us by Frank P Matthews nursery
Small tree
(1.5m-2.5m after 10 years)
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Tree specification
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Pre-ordering
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Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
For best results the tree can be planted out directly in the garden, in a sheltered spot in full sun. Its slow-growing dwarfing habit also means it is suitable for growing in a large patio planter - with about 100L capacity.
Pruning is generally not needed, and is best avoided.
The tree is susceptible to peach leaf curl, like all peaches. This infection is endemic in the UK, but you can generally avoid it by keeping the tree covered over the winter, as it is spread in rain splashes.
History
Peach trees are usually very vigorous but Bonanza is one of a number of varieties developed in the USA in the second half of the 20th century from a naturally dwarf peach tree found in China in the 1930s.
Bonanza characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesWarm climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingLight
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- Food usesEating fresh
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Country of originUnited States
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Flowering monthMarch
- Blossom colourPink - dark
- Fruit colourOrange flush
- Flesh colourGolden / Yellow
Similar varieties
Garden LadyGarden Lady is a slow-growing dwarf peach variety, ideal for pot culture.
NectarellaNectarella is a genetic dwarf nectarine, ideal for growing in a pot.
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More about peach trees
Peaches are a luxurious fruit originating in the Far East and now grown throughout warm temperate regions. Peach trees prefer a continental climate, especially warm or hot summers.
Peach trees can be grown successfully in the UK. However if you want to be reasonably sure of success the best method is to grow as a fan on a south-facing wall, or in a patio container which can be moved indoors (to an unheated room or conservatory) during winter, or - ideally - under permanent cover in a greenhouse or polytunnel.
Peach-leaf curl is a serious fungal disease of peaches (and nectarines). It is transmitted by fungal spores which are active during late-winter / early-spring and are carried in splashes of rain drops. The infection causes the leaves to curl and shrivel (often taking on a dull red tinge at the same time). Although the tree will often produce a second flush of leaves later in the spring, it will probably not produce any fruit. Fortunately peach leaf curl can be readily avoided by covering wall-trained trees over winter and early spring with a frost fleece or similar.
Peach trees grown in patio containers can also be protected simply by keeping them indoors over the winter. If you are growing your peach trees in a greenhouse or polytunnel then you will be able to avoid it altogether.
Fungal and bacterial infections in peaches are often the result of over-watering, particularly if the tree is in a greenhouse where airflow might be restricted.
All peaches are self-fertile - but that doesn't mean they don't need pollinating, it just means you don't need another peach tree nearby to cross-pollinate with. Pollen must still be taken from one flower to the other and since peaches flower very early in the season you can't always rely on pollinating insects to be out and about. If in doubt, you can hand-pollinate - here's an article on the my tiny plot blog showing you how.
Whilst it is generally advisable to keep pruning of all stone fruit to a minimum, and if possible only prune in early spring, nevertheless regular pruning is quite important with peaches. The main objective is to remove older wood and leave younger shoots - this is because peaches (and nectarines) fruit primarily on 1-year shoots (i.e. the shoots which grew the previous summer).
If your peach tree sets a good crop in the spring then it is important to thin the fruitlets, otherwise you will end up with lots of small peaches with little flavour. It is worth being ruthless with the thinning because the flavour of home-grown peaches eaten straight from the tree is worth a bit of work!
