A well-regarded late-season traditional yellow-flesh peach.
USDA identification images for Bellegarde
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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Origins
- Species: Prunus persica - Peach
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1700 - 1749
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Large
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Flowers appear first
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 3
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Do not prune
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- 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 Bellegarde peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Bellegarde peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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