Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Peach

Variety/Cultivar

Double Jewel

Fruit Description

A red skinned peach, with a golden yellow background colour. The flesh is yellow and juicy with a sweet, well-balanced flavour.

Common Uses

Eating, drying, cooking, can be used for bottling

Origin

A modern, patented variety from Flemings Nursery

Pollination

Self-fertile

Chill Hours

Medium, this variety suits cool temperate zones, may not fruit well in warm or subtropical zones.

Blossom Time

Unknown.

Harvest Time

Mid-season, late January in central Vic

Production Notes

Beautiful, double-pink blossom.

Disease Susceptibility

All peach and nectarine varieties are vulnerable to Leaf curl, and a number of fungal diseases.

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