Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Tzim Pee Tao Peach - TreeTime.ca

Thunderchild Flowering Crab vs Tzim Pee Tao Peach

Prunus persica Tzim Pee Tao Peach

Malus x adstringens Thunderchild

Tzim Pee Tao Peach
Thunderchild Flowering Crab

Tzim Pee Tao Peach (TPT) is a very cold hardy peach cultivar. The taste and form of these peaches is reported to be similar to the other cold hardy peach varieties.

This variety is resistant to powdery mildew, but has a shorter window to accept successful budding and chipping. Because it is relatively uniform in height and stem diameter when young, it is easy to work with in orchard production. This variety has a strong taproot.

Many find this rootstock to be both hardy and higher yielding than others This is a favourite choice for those in the BC interior and in Southern Ontario. The Tzim Pee Tao Peach (TPT) is considered to be true to seed.

Thunderchild Flowering Crab is a hybrid crab apple known for its attractive and fragrant dark pink blossoms and deep purple mature leaves.

Tree farmers will find this hybrid appealing as a pollinator for other apples, while home growers will enjoy the red pome's ability to attract flocks of Cedar Waxwings in the early spring.

This species is reportedly resistant to fireblight.

Tzim Pee Tao Peach Quick Facts

Thunderchild Flowering Crab Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 3a
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: red, orange, yellow
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: small red pomes that hang through the winter
Flowers: pink
Flowers: dark pink blossoms
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none