PEACH FOR THE STARS
I enjoyed reading the success of Paul Manning’s apricot tree (April issue, Letters) and would like to share mine with peaches.
I don’t have a big greenhouse but have grown my peach tree in the back garden in the Midlands since 2015. When I planted the tree, I deliberately chose the west-facing position with the protection of a big shed in the north and my house in the south. Two of my ornamental cherry trees bloomed around the same time, helping to attract enough pollinators. I harvest up to 45 peaches in the good years, perhaps a dozen or so when