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zady starts with ... Has anybody ever heard of a peach variety called Shanghai peach? I have tried googling it and nothing comes up in the search as far as a fruit variety goes. It is a peach my dad asked me if I would like for my garden, and that is what he called it. Apparently it is a very old variety. ps: i am not obsessed with peaches honest i'm not :D | About the Author zady VIC 24th May 2011 6:51pm #UserID: 5331 Posts: |
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zady says... thats possible jimmy, he just told me what my uncle calls it. Apparently it was planted by my grandfather, just the single tree, and its seedlings were true to type, and my uncle planted some of the seedlings, and several years ago, my dad got some of the next gen seedlings, also true to type. I will find a pic of the china flat and email it to him and ask him if thats what they look like | About the Author zady VIC 26th May 2011 10:41pm #UserID: 5331 Posts: |
Stella says... Did you find your Shanghai peach? I remember an Aunty of mine grew them when I was a child (about 65 years ago), and I've been looking for a tree ever since! They were a very large peace (about tennis ball size), white flesh with a little bit of pink around the stone (clingstone). They were very moist and juicy and had a delicious flavour. Being a very old variety, they may be impossible to get - no nursery I have ever asked has heard of them - but I guess we may be lucky! Cheers. | About the Author Stella Melbourne 22nd August 2011 11:43am #UserID: 5704 Posts: |
| About the Author Stella Melbourne 22nd August 2011 11:45am #UserID: 5704 Posts: |
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Zady says... Hi Stella, no I never found it... though I haven't had a chance to talk to my dad about it. He has only just got home from travelling around Aus - again! lol But I will call him this evening and ask him about it. SO it is definitely a Shanghai Peach then? I will ask him what they look like to see if the description matches with yours, and let you know. If he has seedlings I may be able to get you one or 2 if you would like. Zady | About the Author Zady Heywood Vic 25th August 2011 9:00am #UserID: 5331 Posts: |
Stella says... Hello Zady, As I remember, the peach was quite large (between tennis and cricket ball size), and had a reddish skin. The flesh was white, with red around the stone and as I said before, it was clingstone. Lots of beautiful juice and wonderful flavour. I certainly would love a seedling, if any available - that would be awesome. I would then need to fence it in, as I have a massive possum problem here in Ferntree Gully!!! :) Cheers, Stella. | About the Author Stella Melbourne 6th September 2011 3:32pm #UserID: 5704 Posts: |
| About the Author Stella Melbourne 6th September 2011 3:34pm #UserID: 5704 Posts: |
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| About the Author Jacko Wauchope 8th January 2012 10:35am #UserID: 6358 Posts: |
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Stella says... Hi All, Happy New Year. I just checked in again with this forum and read the replies with interest. Maybe my memory of the size of the Shanghai has dimmed with the years. The picture certainly looks like it but I remember it as being quite sweet and good to eat as a table peach. Perhaps it depends on where it was grown - mine was grown at Breeza on the Liverpool Plains, near Quirindi and Gunnedah. Many thanks for everyone for the interest shown - I will talk to the folk at Diggers and see whether they know anything about it. If I find anything, I'll let you all know where you can get one! Cheers, Stella. | About the Author Stella Melbourne 18th January 2012 5:15pm #UserID: 5704 Posts: |
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