Irish Peach

A good summer apple believed to have originated in Ireland.

Origin: Ireland, 1819

Pollination: Irish Peach is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Irish Peach

Irish Peach apple is believed to have arisen in Sligo, Ireland. Sent to the London Horticultural Society the nurseryman John Robertson of Kilkenny 1819. Popular in Victorian and Edwardian England when it was grown commercially in Kent.

Medium sized, round to round-conical fruit. Brownish red flush over a greenish yellow skin. Crisp, juicy, pale cream flesh. Good balance of sugar and acidity. Excellent flavour for a summer apple. Does not keep and best eaten from the tree. Vigorous tip bearing tree. Good cropper.

Characteristics of Irish Peach apple trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sweet-sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Aug
Season of use	Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Tip-bearer
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Northern Britain
Pollination date	5
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners