Reliance Peach
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 20 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 25 feet |
Considered by many to be the hardiest peach variety, this ornamental tree produces showy pink flowers in spring, and juicy, red blushed freestone peaches in summer; susceptible to late spring freezes and disease, needs full sun and well-drained soil
Additional Information
| Bud Colour | Rose |
|---|---|
| Colour | pink |
| Effect | Clothed |
| Fragrance | High |
| Hold | On |
| Period | in early spring |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Cluster |
|---|---|
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Shape | Narrow |
| Summer Colour | dark green |
| Fall Colour | yellow |
| Colour | dark red |
|---|---|
| Texture | smooth |
| Component | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Flesh Colour | Yellow |
| Harvest Period | In mid summer |
| Modifier | Pit |
| Shape | Round |
| Size | Large |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Juicy |
| Use | Baking, Canning, Cooking, Preserves, Raw |
| Ornamental Integration | Orchard |
| Colour | yellow |
|---|---|
| Marking Colour | Red |
| Markings | Blush |
| Type | Drupe |
| Ornamental Period | in mid summer |
| Ornamental Value | High |
| Pollinator | Better |
| Hardiness Zone | 6a |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Plant Form | round |
| Plant Origin | import |
| Landscape Application | Accent, Orchard, Shade |
| Maintenance | medium |
| Pollution Tolerance | high |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | decurrent |
| Canopy | low |
| Cultivar | Reliance |
| Family | Peach |
| Genus | Prunus |
| Other Species Names | Common Peach |
| Species | persica |
| Lifespan | 40 |
| Pruning | late winter pruning |
| Texture | medium |
