Sweet Cap Peach
Prunus persica 'Sweet Cap'
$139.00
A fine fruit tree, bearing firm, sweet, oval shaped peaches with white flesh; quite ornamental, with showy light pink flowers in spring and a low, spreading habit; susceptible to late spring freezes and disease, needs full sun and well-drained soil
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Edible Qualities
Sweet Cap Peach is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces buttery yellow oval fruit (technically 'drupes') with a scarlet blush and white flesh which are usually ready for picking in mid summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.
Planting and Growing
Sweet Cap Peach will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 20 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground | and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. While it is considered to be somewhat self-pollinating | it tends to set heavier quantities of fruit with a different variety of the same species growing nearby.
This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions | but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments | and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 20'Hx20'W
Flowers are shell pink with strong fragrance
Flowers in early spring
Sweet fruit used for raw; baking; preserves; canning
Harvest in mid summer
Fall color yellow
Zone 5a
Likes well drained soil