Amur Maackia vs Tzim Pee Tao Peach - TreeTime.ca

Amur Maackia vs Tzim Pee Tao Peach

Maackia amurensis

Prunus persica Tzim Pee Tao Peach

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Amur Maackia
Tzim Pee Tao Peach

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

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.

Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Tzim Pee Tao Peach Quick Facts

Zone: 4a
Zone: 4a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: brown
Fall colour: red, orange, yellow
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Flowers: pink
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: maackia