Columnar Peach Trees
Spread of columnar apples trees is only about 2 to 3 feet 6 to 9 m.
Columnar peach trees. Peaches are hardy to minus 20 f. Plant the sugar pie along with other columnar varieties like the blushing pearl peach the sweet sensation peach or the flavor gold nectarine. Ripens in midseason a week later than crimson rocket. These tall flowering pillar like trees grow up to 25 ft.
1 2 m. Excellent yields and flavor. Their branches grow naturally upright and retain a narrow shape. Beautiful red blushed yellow fruits.
The narrow columnar habit of the tree makes it perfect for the back yard grower. Crimson rocket is the first columnar peach to be released in australia. Columnar fruit trees do not require pruning. Trees can reach up to 12 14 ft tall and 5 6 ft wide but can be kept small in a pot and with pruning.
One of the best flavored peaches we have tasted ultra sweet and juicy. The perfect peach tree for compact spaces. Columnar fruit trees are usually 8 to 10 feet 2 to 3 m tall at maturity compared to standard trees that reach heights of about 20 feet 6 m. Crimson rocket columnar peach tree is self fertile.
Columnar trees provide visual interest can be used as privacy fences and make excellent wind breaks. Then you can enjoy all these varieties over a 4 month period in as little as 28 feet of space. 8 m and have a spread of around 4 to 8 ft. Many have fastigiate branches which means they grow almost straight up rather than out from the tree thus narrowing the size of the tree s canopy.
With columnar trees you don t need as much space. Look for varieties of plum apple pear and peach trees. A sweet juicy dessert style peach yum. You can buy peach cherry and plum trees that have an upright narrow growth habit but they aren t true columnar trees.
A new selection of columnar style fruit trees the skinny range are the perfect tight space solution and include dita apple and crimson rocket peach. Commonly called urban fruit trees there are several types of dwarf columnar fruit trees to grow in small yards. This columnar tree grows up not out and you still get full size peaches. Fruit has the right balance of sweet and tart yellow smooth flesh makes this an ideal dessert peach.