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guavagirl Kahaluʻu, HI(Zone 11) Nov 22, 2009

I have a dwarf peach tree in a barrel. I used cactus soil mix at the recommendation from the nursery. It only got a few leaves this year at the end of summer and no peaches. Help. Does anyone have any ideas.
Thanks.

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Nov 22, 2009

I would say you are to hot for peaches. First off you have no chill hours so it will not set fruit.

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guavagirl Kahaluʻu, HI(Zone 11) Nov 23, 2009

I'm actually asking for my mother-in-law who lives in the Santa Barbara area

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 30, 2009

According to this UC Davis website, Santa Barbara, proper, averages only 10 chill hours.
http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/chillcalc/index1.htm
Since the number of chill hours within Santa Barbara county vary, from no chill hours to 400+, depending on proximity to the ocean, have her contact her local Cooperative Extension Service agent to see if he has more information. The way chill hours can get more complicated since warm weather adds minus chill hours so you could end up with less than what is shown at this site.

Do you know the peach cultivar she bought? Peach cultivar chill hour requirements range from a low of 200 to over 1,000, depending on the variety. Dave Wilson Nursery lists chill hour requirements and has an extensive list of peaches. Maybe you can find her variety listed here.
http://www.davewilson.com/br40/br40_trees/peaches.html

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CoreHHI Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Nov 30, 2009

I'm on the coast in SC and don't get enough chill hours for a normal peach so Santa Barbara is going to be a tough call without some sort of special peach. The University of Florida puts out some low chill hour peaches.

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