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Full sun is essential — stone fruit need at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily. A warm, sheltered north-facing position is ideal. Good air circulation reduces fungal disease pressure.
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Peach Tree - Transvalia
Prunus persica 'Transvalia'
R380.00
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High Chilling Yellow Desert!
- A well-established SA variety for high-chilling areas. Named for its success on the Highveld.
Transvalia is a high chilling, yellow desert peach. A popular large yellow freestone peach with good flavour and a classic peach appearance. A well-established SA variety for high-chilling areas. Named for its success on the Highveld.
Self-fertile — one tree produces fruit without a pollinating partner.
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Transvalia Peach Tree for Sale
Transvalia is a high chilling, yellow desert peach variety. A popular large yellow freestone peach with good flavour and a classic peach appearance. A well-established SA variety for high-chilling areas. Named for its success on the Highveld.
The peach is one of the most rewarding fruit trees you can grow in a South African garden — fast-bearing, generous in production and producing fruit of outstanding eating quality that puts most supermarket peaches to shame. The key to success with peaches is matching the variety's chilling requirement to your local winter climate.
Chilling hours are the number of hours per year that temperatures fall below 7°C. Varieties with a high chilling requirement need more chilling hours. Only suited to the coldest winter areas — Western Cape interior (Ceres/Witzenberg), Free State and cold Highveld positions.
All peach trees need full sun, well-drained soil and a hard annual winter prune to remain productive. Grafted trees begin bearing within 2–3 years of planting.
Appearance
A popular large yellow freestone peach with good flavour and a classic peach appearance.
Harvest Time
Peaches ripen from November to February depending on variety and location. Early varieties ripen from late October; late varieties extend into February.
Year to Bear
Grafted trees typically begin bearing fruit within 2–3 years of planting.
Growth Rate
Moderate growing deciduous tree reaching approximately 3–4m. Annual hard winter pruning is essential to maintain productivity and manageable size.
Container Friendly?
Not recommended for long-term container growing — stone fruit are vigorous trees that perform best planted in the ground where their root systems can develop fully.
Watering
Water consistently during the growing season. Deep, infrequent watering is better than frequent shallow irrigation. Reduce watering as the fruit approaches harvest to concentrate sugars. Do not water during winter dormancy unless the soil is very dry.
Temperature
Deciduous and frost-hardy once established. High Chilling requirement. Only suited to the coldest winter areas — Western Cape interior (Ceres/Witzenberg), Free State and cold Highveld positions.
Chilling
High Chilling requirement. Only suited to the coldest winter areas — Western Cape interior (Ceres/Witzenberg), Free State and cold Highveld positions.
Pollination Info
Peaches are generally self-fertile. A single tree will produce fruit without a pollinating partner, though cross-pollination can improve yields and fruit set.
Planting & Care Guide
Plant in well-drained, loamy soil in full sun. Stone fruit dislike waterlogged roots and will decline rapidly in poorly drained conditions.
Prune hard every year in late winter (June–July) while dormant. Hard annual pruning is the single most important maintenance step — it controls tree size, promotes vigorous new fruiting wood and prevents the tree from becoming overgrown and unproductive.
Feed with a balanced fertiliser in early spring as new growth emerges. A second application of high-potassium fertiliser after fruit set improves fruit size and sugar content. Avoid over-fertilising with nitrogen, which encourages excessive leafy growth.
Thin fruit to a single fruit every 15–20cm along each branch when fruit is marble-sized. Thinning dramatically improves fruit size and quality and prevents branch breakage under heavy crops.
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