Peach Canadian Harmony

Peach Canadian Harmony
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Canada
  • Name synonyms: Canadian Harmony
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Ripening period: mid-late
  • Appointment: for fresh consumption, for canning, for making juices
  • Yield: high
  • Marketability: high
  • Transportability: good
  • Growing regions: northern regions
  • Separability of the bone from the pulp: separates
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The Canadian Harmony variety - the name translates as "Canadian harmonious" - is considered a frost-resistant crop with a high yield and very tasty fruits. Peaches are consumed fresh, used for making compotes, jams, dried and frozen.

Breeding history

Bred in Canada at the Vineland agricultural station in 1968.

Description of the variety

The tree is medium-sized, the height depends on the variety on which it is grafted: on a medium-sized rootstock - no higher than 3.5-4 m, and on a vigorous rootstock - up to 4.5 -5 m. The trunk is straight, grows vertically, the bark is yellow-brown, the crown is dense , the leaves are elongated, long, pointed with a slightly toothed edge, dark green, smooth, shiny.

The flowers are pink and white and form on one-year-old shoots. It begins to bloom in May. Duration of flowering is from 6 to 12 days. The maximum productivity is 8-12 years, then the yield begins to decline.

Fruit characteristics

They are huge in size, weighing 150-250 g, individual up to 300 g. They have a rounded-oval shape, orange with a dark red blush, juicy, with a diameter of 9 cm.The pulp is orange-yellow, dense, fleshy, pink near the stone, with a bright fruit aroma. The bone is detachable, dry. The skin is slightly pubescent. They are well transported (up to 200 km), stored for about a week, differ in their presentation.

Taste qualities

Sweet taste with sourness and subtle bitterness, harmonious. Tasting score - 4.8 points.

Ripening and fruiting

The variety is medium late in terms of ripening, it is removed in the last days of August. In the sun, peaches tan and become covered with a bright blush, in the shade they remain yellow. Not prone to shedding.

Yield

High-yielding, the quality of care affects the number and size of fruits. Begins to bear fruit 2 years after planting. About 9 kg can be removed from a young tree.

Growing regions

In Russia, peach trees are grown in the North Caucasus region, Crimea, Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol Territory, Rostov Region. This variety is suitable for cultivation in Central Russia, it is possible to grow in colder climates. There is experience of planting in the Moscow region, the Orenburg region and even in Siberia.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

Self-fertile, flowers are pollinated in any weather, pollination does not occur in severe frosts.

Growing and caring

They choose sunny areas for the tree, it is better on an elevation, does not like lowlands and flooded places. It is recommended to plant in a place protected from the wind, on the west or south side.

Seedlings with open roots are placed in water for 12 hours to saturate with moisture, then the roots are lubricated with Maksimarin gel to protect against pests. Plants are planted with an interval of 3.5x3.5 m.For planting, holes are dug 80x80 cm.

Drainage and a mixture of humus, peat, wood ash, fertile soil, garden soil with sand, phosphorus and boric additives are poured inside. The root collar is left 5-7 cm above the soil. A recess is made around the trunk for better moisture absorption.

Watering - 1 bucket per seedling. Mulch with organic substrates. The first 3 weeks, regular watering is required - once a week, more often in hot weather. Be sure to loosen and weed.After planting, they are pruned, leaving shoots no more than 40-45 cm long. In the southern regions, autumn planting is recommended after the end of leaf fall, in the middle lane they are planted in spring.

During the period of growth and fruiting, intensive watering is required; with a lack of water, flowers and ovaries crumble. To reduce the loss of ovaries, it is recommended to spray with the preparation "Skor". Water should be plentiful, but infrequent, even in drought conditions. In the last decade of October, water-charging irrigation is carried out, the soil layer is saturated with moisture to full moisture capacity. They dig up the earth between the rows and loosen it to a depth of 20 cm, near the trunk - no deeper than 14.

They are fed in early spring with urea, during the period of leaf appearance - with a solution of urea, during the period of fruiting - with potash fertilizers, you can feed it with the Agromaster complex.

In autumn, the bark is whitewashed with lime and clay and sprayed with a solution of lime. The peach is bent down, covered with spunbond in several layers for the winter. In the spring, they open as the snow melts, form a crown, cut and process.

The best crown shape is cupped. For 3-4 years, the central trunk is removed when the tree is already formed. Trees at full fruiting age should be pruned regularly so that they renew more quickly. Needs sanitary pruning in spring.

When a large number of ovaries are formed, 50% of them are removed. Such rationing allows you to get larger fruits. Remove those in the shade. After a huge harvest, the tree may not have time to prepare for winter and will be very cold.

Planting a peach tree is a very important step that will lay the foundation for abundant fruit production in the future. At this stage, you should choose the right seedling, find the optimal place, decide on suitable culture neighbors and prepare a hole.
Peach grafting accelerates the fruiting period, increases the resistance of the crop in cold conditions, helps to rejuvenate the old plant, while maintaining all the varietal qualities of the grafted shoot. This agrotechnical technique allows you to grow peaches even in those regions where it was previously impossible due to unfavorable climatic and weather conditions.
Peaches are quite capricious trees, therefore, without proper care and timely pruning, they will give a weak harvest or even wither away. The formation of a tree, pruning of diseased and unnecessary branches are those important manipulations, thanks to which it will be possible not only to preserve the peach tree, but also to make it abundantly fruitful.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

The culture has high winter hardiness, withstands temperatures down to -30 degrees, but shelter is required. The root area is mulched, protective barriers are erected around the trunk, the plant is covered with agrofibre. After severe frosts, trees may not bear fruit and may be affected by fungal diseases. Often, it is not the trees themselves that freeze out, but the flower buds. Even in severe freezing conditions, Canadian Harmony is able to recover and produce crops. Withstands late spring frosts well.

Disease and pest resistance

The variety is resistant to powdery mildew and curliness. To protect against diseases, preventive spraying is carried out: in early spring with Brunka, after 2 weeks with Topsinom-M, after another 2 weeks with Median Extra, in the fall - with copper sulfate. To strengthen immunity, it is recommended to ration the amount of harvest every year.

Of the insects, aphids are the most dangerous; for prevention, spraying with an ash solution is used, calendula or marigolds are planted near trees. If there are few aphids on the leaves, then they are washed with soapy water; in case of severe damage, the shoots are cut off and burned.Then the treatment is carried out by means of "Aktara", "Iskra", "Fitoferm".

Growing a peach on your site will require a lot of effort and attention. After all, this tree is very delicate and susceptible to many diseases and pests. In order to recognize the disease in time and take appropriate measures, it is worthwhile to understand well the symptoms of diseases and the peculiarities of the lesion of the peach.

Requirements for soil and climatic conditions

The culture prefers sandy loam, loamy, chernozem soils, in which it is recommended to add peat and vermicompost of at least 50%. To increase yields and winter hardiness, you can graft a seedling on a frost-resistant stock, suitable for the climate and soil of a particular region.

In recent years, many gardeners have started to get involved in the cultivation of exotic trees on their plots. The breeding of the garden peach has also become popular. There are many ways to breed peach trees. Peach can be propagated by cuttings, air layers, you can grow a tree from a stone.
Main characteristics
Authors
Canada
Name synonyms
Canadian harmony
Appointment
for fresh consumption, for canning, for making juices
Yield
high
Transportability
good
Marketability
high
Wood
Growth type
medium-sized
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit color
yellow, with a dark red blush almost all over the fruit
Fruit shape
rounded-elongated
Fruit weight, g
200-300
Pulp color
yellow
Pulp (consistency)
fleshy, tender, very juicy
Taste
harmonious
Scent
there is
Separability of the bone from the pulp
separates
Fresh fruit tasting
4.8 points
Growing
Winter hardiness
high
Growing regions
northern regions
Disease and pest resistance
low
Resistant to curl
steady
Powdery mildew resistant
steady
Maturation
Ripening period
mid-late
Fruiting period
second half of August
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