An excellent yellow-fleshed peach, well-suited to the UK climate.
Rochester peach / nectarine identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Rochester
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
United Kingdom
- Gabrielle in EDINBURGH,
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2024 season
- 22nd March 2024 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2022 season
- 14th 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: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Average
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: early September
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 4
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Do not prune
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Not 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 Rochester peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Rochester peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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