Pfirsich 'Ice Peach' ®

Season Overview

Description

The peach 'Ice Peach' ® delights with its white skin and crunchy, juicy flesh with a white to slightly yellowish color. The delicious fruit tastes great fresh from the tree and inspires the creativity of amateur chefs with its wide range of processing options. The fragrant fruits have a delicate aroma. They taste sweet with a pleasantly sour note. The flesh is crunchy and juicy. Prunus persica 'Ice Peach' ® grows low and is perfect for balconies and patios. The lush foliage with a rich green, juicy color is an eye-catcher in summer. The glossy leaves are narrow, lanceolate and pointed at the ends. In autumn, the foliage turns reddish-yellow. This new peach variety is ideal for growing in containers and requires little care.

Growing tips

The peach 'Ice Peach' ® enjoys a sunny to semi-shady location and loves warmth. With its compact growth, it takes up little space. It prefers a loamy, fresh garden soil and is hardy. Planted in a tub, garden enthusiasts should take it to a frost-free, dark place before the first heavy frosts. A garage is ideal for overwintering the plant. It does not need moisture during this time. When grown in the garden, the peach is grateful for a fleece cover over the crown during the cold season. In early spring, this sun-loving plant wants to soak up the first rays of spring sunshine so that it can delight with a lush bloom of small white flowers with a hint of pink from the end of March to the beginning of May. The flowers attract many bees and bumblebees with their open stamens. The insects pollinate the flowers and ensure abundant fruiting. Prunus persica 'Ice Peach' ® requires little moisture during the growing season. The perennial peach 'Ice Peach' ® bears early and is high-yielding. The bright white gourmet fruits of Prunus persica 'Ice Peach' ® are ready to harvest and enjoy in July. This beautiful shrub spoils fruit lovers with its appetizing fruits until September. With their delicious fragrance and beautiful appearance, the round fruits tempt you to take a bite. They retain their white color even when ripe. The fresh fruits are the perfect addition to fruit salads and fruit cocktails. They can be made into compotes, desserts and jams. Fans of savory dishes use the fruits as an addition to poultry, salads or together with spices and a tasty filling as small hearty snacks. The fruit makes a delicious topping for cakes and is ideal for juices, smoothies, fruit milk and liqueurs.

Details

Germination temperature

2 - 6 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Plant distance

300 cm

Row spacing

400 cm

Seeding depth

1.5 cm