Gorgeous is a yellow-fleshed peach, well adapted to the English climate.
USDA identification images for Gorgeous
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Gorgeous tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus persica - Peach
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: Pink - dark
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: July
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Site conditions: Sheltered site
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Soil type: Normal
- Pruning: No need to prune
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
Other qualities
- Peach leaf curl: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Gorgeous peach / nectarine trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Gorgeous peach / nectarine trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.