When to plant peach in Healesville
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to mid NovHealesville area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Healesville. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A fast-growing stone fruit that crops well on the Adelaide plains and in the Hills, with fruit from late spring to autumn depending on variety. Most varieties are self-fertile, so one tree is enough. Plant bare-rooted in winter and spray for leaf curl at bud swell each year.