Baby Gold #5 Peach
Baby Gold #5 Cling Peach
Prunus persica 'Baby Gold #5'
Babygold #5 is an excellent quality, good size processing peach. It has a yellow, clingstone flesh. The tree is highly productive, vigorous and upright. While many clingstone peaches lack beauty, Baby Gold #5 is very attractive.
Height10-14 Feet
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Spread10-14 Feet
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Hardiness Zone5-8
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Prunus persica 'Baby Gold #5' Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Almost all peaches are self-fertile and require no pollinators. They will set heavy crops on single trees, which need heavy and aggressive thinning early in the season for best fruit size. Maintain good vigor in peaches by pruning every year, and fertilizing moderately. Aim for 1-3 feet of new growth a year. Fertilize early in the season, so that growth is well hardened off before fall and winter cold weather. Baby Gold #5 is quite susceptible to bacteria spot which can prematurely defoliate a tree is heavily infected.
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A Little History about Baby Gold #5 Cling Peach
Grandpa never grew too many clingstone peaches, except for the "Amish" trade, who liked them for their firm flesh that held up better than most freestone peaches when canned. Most clingstone peaches were grown farther north from Grandpa, closer to the baby food factory which bought most of them.
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Prunus persica 'Baby Gold #5' Characteristics & Attributes
Bloom Character
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Self-fertile |
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Thin early for size |
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Fruit Characteristics
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Clingstone |
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Large fruit |
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Growth Rate/Habit
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Spreading habit |
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Average vigor |
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Early to bear |
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Very productive |
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Harvest Period
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Other Attributes
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Site Requirements
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Full Sun |
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Winter hardy |
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Skill Required
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Uses
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Good for pies |
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Canning or freezing |
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High dessert quality |
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Cooking or baking |
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