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Tzim Pee Tao Peach vs Cutie Pie Sour Cherry

Prunus persica Tzim Pee Tao Peach

Prunus cerasus Cutie Pie

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Tzim Pee Tao Peach
Cutie Pie Sour Cherry

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.

The Cutie Pie Sour Cherry produces fruit that are sweeter than other sour cherry varieties. Good for fresh eating and for making jams and jellies. They are small in stature (shrub like) and multi stemmed, which makes for a good hedge.

They are cold hardy and are a hybrid of Mongolian and European sour cherries, produced by the University of Saskatchewan.

They have small, attractive, white flowers. Cutie Pie Sour Cherry trees are self pollinating and require moist, well-drained soil. For better yields, plant compatible cultivars such as the Romeo Cherry nearby.

Tzim Pee Tao Peach Quick Facts

Cutie Pie Sour Cherry Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 2b
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: red, orange, yellow
Flowers: pink
Flowers: white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no