- Mid-Season
- 400 Chill Hours
- Freestone Peach
- Vigorous Natural Dwarf Fruit Tree
- Stays Small, but Produces Very Large Fruit
- Delicious, Firm Yellow-Fleshed Peaches
- Bright Red Over Orange Skin
- Great for Fresh Eating and Baking
- Self-Pollinating, Add Another Dwarf Peach or Nectarine for Larger Yields
- Grow in the Ground, or in Containers on Your Balcony, Deck or Patio
- Easy to Harvest
There is nothing like the feeling of being self-sufficient. That’s why we’re seeing a huge uptick in the numbers of people who want to grow their own fruit at home.
But the Edible Landscaping trend isn’t limited only to homeowners. With natural dwarfing trees like Mini Pix Zee Peach Tree (Prunus persica ‘Pix Zee’), now you can grow peaches in containers on a balcony, porch or patio.
You’ll love the taste and look of the beautiful fruit. Pix Zee Peaches have firm and flavorful yellow flesh, and bright red over orange skin.
Enjoy them fresh in the mid-season, or freeze them for use later. They are firm enough to hold up to baking, so be sure to get out your cookbooks. Homemade, homegrown pie, anyone?
Use them in power smoothies, or dehydrate slices for a “grab and go” snack. Make your own dehydrated “fruit leather”, as a healthy alternative to the store-bought ones that are loaded with artificial colors.
The freestone pit comes away from the flesh cleanly, which makes preparing these fruits easy. Slice and freeze what you don’t use fresh for a taste of sunshine in winter.
You’ll think of a million ways to enjoy your harvest. And you’ll fall in love with these cute little trees, too.
Place them where you can appreciate the fragrant pink blooms in spring. Celebrate this special time of year with Pix Zee!
Grow Pix Zee Peaches anywhere you have some sunshine. They are self-pollinating, so you’ll enjoy a harvest of extra-large peaches from just one tree.
How to Use Mini Pix Zee Peach Tree in the Landscape
You can grow them in the ground, or plant them in large containers. Use them as a specimen tree in a sunny spot, or decorate your patio with several of them in pots.
Besides spring blooms and big fruit, Pix Zee also holds its long, tropical-looking leaves densely. Can you use a little more privacy in your backyard?
Turn that eyesore into an asset! Plant a staggered double row of Pix Zee and other dwarf fruiting trees 8 feet apart from each other. Measure from the center of one to the center of the next.
You’ll create a sweet little miniature orchard!
If you want to join the nation’s biggest gardening trend, simply add a pair flanking either side of your front door. You’ll update the look of your home, and have a built-in ice-breaker to spark conversation with visitors.
Why not add fruit to your modern Victory Garden? Use Mini Pix Zee Peach as a backdrop to annual vegetables.
Tips for Care
Mini Pix Zee would gladly grow in blazing sun all day long, with plenty of water. They’ll need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day.
Peaches need well-drained soil to perform well. If you have poorly drained soil that stays wet, grow them in a container, or plant in a raised bed.
Use a container that is large enough and deep enough for the root ball. In time, you’ll shift your plant up to a 24-inch container that has a large drainage hole. Don’t use a saucer with outdoor plants.
Give your tree a medium amount of water regularly, if you don’t receive adequate rainfall. Water well the first year, and during fruit development each year.
Container trees need careful attention to watering. Don’t let them dry out! Use drip irrigation to make it easier. Apply a 3-inch layer of wood mulch over the root system.
Provide an all-purpose, slow-release, organic fertilizer in early spring. You’ll want to follow the directions on the label.
Prune your Mini Pix Zee into an open center, vase-shape. Create and maintain a series of scaffolding branches that are at 45-degree angles to the main trunk.
In late winter, do your main prune to eliminate crossing branches, or those that are growing into the center of the tree.The goal is to increase sunlight and air circulation in the canopy.
So…how do you know when your Peaches are ripe to pick? Wait until the skin of the fruit has turned fully orange with a bright red overlay.
Gently squeeze your fruit. When nearly ripe, you’ll start feeling some “give”. Pick when you see the skin around the stem start to wrinkle.
Taste one to test. Yes, you can “test” another one or two as you stand there feeling proud of yourself. There is nothing like juicy, homegrown fruit, tree-ripe from the sun.
Join your fellow Americans who are growing Mini Pix Zee Peach trees. Just hurry, you won’t want to miss this year’s crop!
