Buy Flowering Weeping Peach Trees from Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. The Flowering Weeping Peach, botanically known as Prunus persica, is a beautiful ornamental tree grown for its gracefully cascading branches and showy pink spring blossoms. Before the leaves fully emerge, the weeping branches become covered with colorful flowers, creating a fountain-like display that stands out in lawns, gardens, entrance plantings, and mixed landscape beds. After flowering, narrow green leaves provide an attractive backdrop throughout the growing season. Although it is related to fruit-producing peach trees, the Flowering Weeping Peach is grown mainly for its flowers and distinctive form. It may occasionally produce small peach-like fruit, depending on the cultivar and growing conditions, but it should not be purchased as a dependable edible-fruit tree. Customers looking for a small flowering tree, pink spring-blooming tree, ornamental peach tree, weeping landscape tree, or flowering tree for North Florida will appreciate its graceful shape and colorful seasonal display. Plant Details • Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental flowering tree• Botanical Name: Prunus persica• Common Name: Flowering Weeping Peach Tree• Growth Habit: Graceful weeping or cascading branches• Mature Height: Approximately 10–15 feet• Mature Width: Approximately 10–15 feet, depending on pruning and cultivar• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast when young• Bloom Time: Late winter to early spring, depending on climate• Flower Color: Pink• Foliage: Narrow green leaves that emerge after or during flowering• Fall Color: Usually yellow before the leaves drop• Sunlight: Full sun for the strongest flowering and growth• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil• USDA Zones: Generally zones 5–9• Chill Hours: Varies by cultivar and is not normally listed for an ornamental flowering peach• Pollination: A second tree is not needed for its ornamental flower display• Fruit: May occasionally produce small fruit, but it is grown for ornamental use rather than fruit production• Uses: Specimen tree, lawn accent, entrance planting, cottage garden, flowering landscape, and pollinator-friendly spring planting• Maintenance: Moderate; may require pruning and preventive pest and disease care Landscape Uses The Flowering Weeping Peach makes an attractive focal point where its cascading branches can be viewed from several directions. It works well as a specimen in a front yard, near an entrance, beside a patio, or in a large landscape bed. Allow enough room for the branches to arch naturally toward the ground. Avoid planting it too close to a building, walkway, driveway, or other tree where its form will need to be heavily restricted. Its showy flowers can also provide an early source of pollen for bees and other pollinating insects. Growing a Flowering Weeping Peach Tree Plant the tree in full sun, preferably where it receives at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight each day. Good sunlight encourages a fuller tree and a stronger spring flower display. Choose a planting location with well-drained soil and good air circulation. Flowering peach trees do not perform well in areas where water remains around their roots. Water regularly while the tree becomes established. Once established, water during extended dry periods, especially during hot North Florida summers. Apply mulch over the root area to help conserve moisture, but keep the mulch several inches away from the trunk. Pruning and Care Prune the Flowering Weeping Peach shortly after it finishes blooming. Pruning at that time allows you to shape the tree without removing many of the flower buds intended for the next spring. Remove dead, damaged, crowded, or crossing branches. Trim branches that rest on the ground when necessary, but avoid removing so much growth that the tree loses its natural weeping form. Many weeping ornamental trees are grafted onto an upright rootstock. Remove any vigorous shoots that grow from the trunk below the graft or emerge from the roots. These shoots belong to the rootstock and may eventually interfere with the weeping top. Flowering peach trees may be affected by peach leaf curl, brown rot, borers, scale, and other common peach problems. Good air circulation, proper pruning, sanitation, and correctly timed preventive treatments can help maintain a healthier tree. North Florida Growing Note Flowering Weeping Peach Trees can provide a beautiful early-spring display in North Florida and the Florida Panhandle. Bloom time may vary from year to year depending on winter temperatures. Because the flowers may open early, a late freeze can sometimes damage the blossoms. Planting on slightly elevated ground with good air movement may reduce the risk associated with cold air settling in low areas. This tree is deciduous and will naturally lose its leaves during fall or winter. Bare branches during dormancy do not mean the tree is dead. Local Pickup and Limited Shipping Most of our Flowering Weeping Peach Trees are available for local pickup at our nursery in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Local delivery may be available within our service area. Limited shipping may be available for select smaller or bare-root trees. Please contact us before placing an order that requires shipping. Shipping charges are calculated separately and are not included in the product price. Bare-root trees are seasonal and may need to be preordered by November. Availability, size, and pickup dates may vary. Wholesale Availability Wholesale pricing may be available for qualified nurseries, garden centers, landscapers, farms, and other plant-related businesses. Available sizes, quantities, and pricing change throughout the year. Please contact us for current wholesale information. Advanced Nursery Growers LLC1911 McLeod RoadDeFuniak Springs, FL 32435Phone: (850) 391-2228Email: [email protected]
