Polly Peach

Sweet White Peaches
Cold-Hardy Fruit Tree
Pink Spring Blooms

Grow Zones: 5 - 7 Our Guarantee Customer Reviews

Polly Peach

Sunlight
Can grow in a range from full sun to partial shade. They need at least six hours of direct, unfiltered sunlight per day.
Watering
Regular watering schedule for the first six months. Once established, rainwater should be sufficient.
Fertilizing
Should not need any extra fertilizer unless your entire lawn and garden have problems and needs regular fertilizing.

Polly Peach

Polly Peach is a cold-hardy deciduous fruit tree valued for lovely spring flowers, sweet white-fleshed peaches, and a productive home-orchard habit. This edible landscape tree brings seasonal bloom, summer fruit, and classic orchard beauty to sunny yards and garden borders.

Why choose Polly Peach?

Choose Polly Peach for a hardy peach variety known for sweet white flesh, attractive spring bloom, and excellent fresh-eating appeal. It is a strong choice for gardeners who want a productive fruit tree with ornamental value as well as harvest potential. Its pink blossoms brighten the spring landscape, followed by green summer foliage and flavorful peaches later in the season. With full sun, good drainage, regular pruning, and attentive seasonal care, Polly Peach can become a rewarding feature in edible gardens and backyard orchards.

Key Characteristics

Botanical Name: Prunus persica ‘Polly’
Common Name: Polly Peach
Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
Growth Habit: Upright, rounded orchard tree

Polly Peach Additional Information

Polly Peach produces showy pink flowers in spring, adding color and pollinator activity before the fruiting season begins. The fruit is known for its white flesh and sweet flavor, making it especially appealing for fresh eating. Ripening time can vary by region and seasonal weather, but peaches are generally harvested in summer as fruit becomes fully colored, fragrant, and slightly soft to the touch.

This tree is deciduous, dropping its leaves in fall and entering winter dormancy before blooming again the following spring. Polly Peach is best used in home orchards, edible landscapes, sunny lawn edges, and garden spaces with good air circulation. Like other peach trees, it benefits from annual pruning to maintain an open canopy, improve sunlight penetration, and encourage strong fruiting wood. Fruit thinning may help improve peach size and quality when the crop sets heavily.

Planting & Care

1. Planting: Plant Polly Peach in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and good air circulation. Set the graft union above the soil line, backfill carefully, and water thoroughly after planting.

2. Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during the first growing season while roots establish. Mature trees benefit from supplemental watering during dry stretches, especially during flowering and fruit development.

3. Mulching: Apply a broad 2–3 inch mulch ring around the root zone to conserve moisture and reduce grass competition. Keep mulch pulled back from the trunk and graft area.

4. Pruning: Prune in late winter or very early spring while dormant to maintain an open, balanced canopy. Remove dead, crossing, crowded, or inward-growing branches and thin fruit when needed for better size and quality.

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FAQs

Is Polly Peach self-pollinating?
Yes. Polly Peach is considered self-fruitful, so one tree can produce fruit. Pollinator activity from bees and nearby flowering plants can still help support a stronger harvest.
What kind of fruit does Polly Peach produce?
Polly Peach is known for sweet white-fleshed peaches with freestone pits. The fruit is useful for fresh eating, baking, freezing, canning, and homemade preserves.
How much sun does Polly Peach need?
Polly Peach grows and fruits best in full sun, ideally with at least six hours of direct light per day. Strong sunlight supports better flowering, fruit sweetness, and overall tree vigor.

Shipping Details

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Lush Foliage
Full Sun
Flowering

Deer Resistant	No
Hardiness Zones	5, 6, 7
Family	Rosaceae
Max. Hardiness Zone	7
Flower Color	Pink
Min. Hardiness Zone	5
Maintenance	Low
Mature Height	10' - 25'
Mature Spread	10-20 ft
Size	#10 Container, #7 Container
Light Needs	Full Sun
Type	Deciduous, Fruits

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Growing Zones 4-7 Outdoors

(Hardy down to -30)

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