House peach-tree: Cultivation
The peach is successfully cultivated in conditions of greenhouses and winter gardens in winter (November - January) at temperatures about 0 С, and also is used for bonsai. Mature plants survive frosts up to -10С. In January - February the temperature should be raised up to +4-8С for two weeks. This time is good for pruning. Then a peach-tree is moved in a warmer room (10-12С), where the plant starts to blossom. After flowering it can be contained in a warm room. The room should be regularly aired. The plant is light demander and in winter it needs additional illumination. The peach-tree does not require often sprayings, unless it is located in a room with very low air humidity. Watering in spring-summer period should be plentiful, and limited in winter.
From the beginning of flowering till August the plant is fed up two times a month with organic or full mineral fertilizer. The peach tree requires regular pruning. Large flowers and fruits develop on last year sprouts. During a winter pruning should be deleted dense crone sprouts and half shorten sprouts of the current year. In summer long branches (20-25 centimeters) are nipped.
The plant is transplanted in the early spring, before flowering.
Peach-tree is propagated from seeds. In nurseries you may get planting stock, which should be pruned after planting. For a pottery-gardening a peach-tree is engrafted on rain (Laburnum) or a blackthorn, for a tub-gardening - on slowly growing sloe stock.