Prunus persica 'ROMEA'

Prunus persica
Prunus persica  'ROMEA'
peach tree - late cling
SIZE/TYPE small tree
USUAL HEIGHT 3-4m
USUAL WIDTH 2-3m
LEAVES deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES green
FLOWERS showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS +multicolored:white and pink
LOCATION full sun
USDA zone (lowest) 5b   (down to -27°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Fruit trees
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Cling peaches are a phenomenon among peach varieties that offer firm flesh ideal for further processing - canning, juicing, or making preserves. They are commonly clingstone which is why some other clingstone varieties are also mistaken to be cling, however, unless their flesh is firm they should not be considered cling.

Romea is an Italian cling peach variety, possibly the earliest among late - already in mid August it can offer immensely beautiful fruit of delicious flavour in Central European climate. The skin is rich golden yellow with red stripes first that develop into a red flush taking up almost 40% when mature. The taste is extremely sweet, the flesh is firm yet very juicy, and very fragrant. The fruit is large and young trees cannot cope with high yield so thinning is crucial for young trees as a prevention from partly mature fruit falling down, and recommended for commercial cultivation in order to keep the fruit size because the trees crop heavily. Romea thrives in areas with long and warm summers. It is obviously a superb variety for eating fresh, not only for processing.

Trees are semi-vigorous, densely branched, moderately prone to leaf curl. Self-fertile. We suggest planting peach trees in open space so they can feel cold, spring breeze which will delay flowering and thus prevent the flowers from frost damage. It likes slightly alkaline soil, moist but well drained. Do not transplant bare-root trees in autumn, only in spring. Pruning is possible in early spring after flowering or in mid-late August after harvesting the fruit – reduce long branches to 30-50% of their size and remove weak ones. The best yield however is from an unpruned tree which grows naturally. We have trialled Romea down to -24°C so far and it showed no problem. Its expected hardiness is around -27°C (USDA zone 5b). It flowers 4-7 days later than Redhaven which helps it escape late spring frosts.

Last update 15-02-2019
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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