China falt - poor fruit (forum)

Sue starts with ...
I can't seem to get good fruit from my 6 yr old China flat peach. I grow heaps of other varieties but the China flat is rock hard and small one week and a flourery mush the next week and still small. Is there any trick to growing these flat peaches in hot summer area? From now to Jan is there anything special I can do to help this tree do its thing?

Time: 9th November 2009 5:57pm

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Jimmy says...
Sue

China flat just sux as a variety.

The okee dokee flat peach is an much improved version, if you like that kind of thing.

Your not on Dewars Pool rd by any chance?

Time: 10th November 2009 1:56pm

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Sue says...
Hi Jimmy,

How do you know where my trees grow?
Can I get scion wood for the okee dokee?
Can't see to find any place in WA that has scion wood for sale - ever heard of any?
Sue

Time: 11th November 2009 9:53pm

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Jimmy says...
Sue

Okee dokee is patented to flemings, its the (much) improved version of china flat, which is very much a wild type.

So pinch an OD budstick from Dawsons, Bunnings etc or buy a whole tree!!

I can probably get you some budwood
ex mates places if you list the types.

How are the macadamias?

Time: 12th November 2009 3:26pm

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Sue says...
Thanks Jimmy,

I will invest in a couple of varieties and grow them up now so that I can have some decent scion wood by July 2010 to use for top working the old China Flat.

I will get around to a My Edibles page and one day 'show off' my first ever graft experience. Don't hold your breath!
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Time: 13th November 2009 2:07pm

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