A disease-resistant yellow-fleshed peach, well-suited to growing outdoors in the UK.
Avalon Pride peach / nectarine identification images
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USDA identification images for Avalon Pride
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 20th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus persica - Peach
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: Pink
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Large
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Flowers appear first
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Light
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: August
- Picking period: early August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Peach leaf curl: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Avalon Pride peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Avalon Pride peach / nectarine trees - Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Avalon Pride peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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