About 3,000 different types of peaches are known worldwide, which can have large or small fruits, little or a lot of fur, white, yellow, red-fibered or blood-red flesh. But peaches differ not only in their appearance, but also in their taste, their robustness, their requirements in terms of location and temperature as well as their resistance to the widespread curl disease.
What distinguishes the Suncrest peach?
The Suncrest peach is a yellow-fleshed peach variety known for its large, sweet and juicy fruits. What sets them apart is their insensitivity to Monilia curl disease and fruit rot. Suncrest requires plenty of sun and warmth, but thrives in less than ideal conditions.
Peach Suncrest has large, sweet fruits
The Suncrest variety, as its name suggests, has large, juicy fruits with golden yellow flesh. Its yellowish to orange-red shell is brightly flamed red. The fruits ripen relatively late and can be harvested between the end of August and mid-September - depending on the weather. The vigorously growing tree reaches an average size of between three and four meters.
Resistance to frizz disease
In general, peaches with white flesh are considered to be more resistant to fungal diseases, in particular to the curling disease typical of peaches and the also common fruit rot Monilia. At the same time, however, white-fleshed peaches are considered less tasty than their yellow-fleshed cousins. Whether this is actually the case is of course a matter of taste. However, lovers of juicy yellow-fleshed varieties can rejoice, because Suncrest - as one of the few yellow peach varieties - is considered to be slightly sensitive to the above-mentioned fungal diseases.
Robust variety with high sun requirements
The yellow-fleshed peach varieties originally come from southern France, where they were bred from white and red peaches. Accordingly, these varieties often need a lot of sun and warmth; the peach Suncrest is no exception. At the same time, however, it is a fairly robust variety that also thrives in locations with less than ideal conditions. The flowers, which open mid-early, can tolerate (not too deep) night frost, but should still be protected from it with the help of a fleece cover (€34.00 on Amazon).
Good as a base for Red Haven
Due to its relative insensitivity to curl disease, Suncrest is considered a good rootstock for grafting with the Red Haven peach variety. This yellow-fleshed peach is considered one of the best peaches due to its taste, but is very susceptible to fungal diseases. This tendency can be counteracted by finishing.
Tips & Tricks
The curl disease can also be curbed by spraying with vinegar. To do this, mix vinegar and water in a 1:1 ratio and spray the tree with it. As a result, many leaves, even those that have not yet been infected, will probably be dropped. However, the fungus has worse chances next year.
