There are an estimated 3,000 different varieties of peaches worldwide, although no one can say exactly how many there are. These include numerous popular cultivars, but also rarities such as the red-leaved peach Rubira.

Rubira is also known as "blood peach".

The Rubira peach variety remains relatively small and, when planted out in the garden, reaches an average height of around two meters. Due to its small growth, the variety is also suitable for cultivation in a bucket. Rubira is particularly striking for its reddish foliage and, in spring, for its magnificent and lush pink flowers. Rubira blooms very late for a peach, between May and June. The later fruits are also a strong dark red, which is why this peach is also referred to as "blood peach".

Intense peach flavor

Rubira fruits are not very sweet, but have a pronounced peach aroma and are therefore particularly suitable for canning. Due to its taste, the variety is occasionally also offered as a "wild peach". In order to be able to harvest plentifully, Rubira must be pruned vigorously on a regular basis. This measure also contributes to the fact that although fewer fruits are formed, they are larger and also sweeter.

Properly prune peach tree

Peach trees need pruning every spring before they bloom. Otherwise the harvest will not be plentiful or, as in the case of the Rubira variety, the fruits will taste less sweet and aromatic. With this type of peach in particular, the cut is important simply because of the improvement in taste. And this is how you proceed:

  • Cut back the sapling to three to four main shoots
  • Shorten or cut back shoots that have borne in the last year
  • Thin out non-bearing wood shoots

Rubira needs a lot of sun

The Rubira peach variety comes from California seedlings that are used to lots of heat and sun. This also applies to this rarity, which needs as much sun and warmth as possible. A location in full sun and sheltered from the wind with humus-rich, loose soil is ideal. In addition, the tree must be watered regularly, especially when it is dry. Like other peaches, Rubira is self-pollinating. In addition, the variety is ungrafted, i. H. it is not usually grafted onto foreign roots. Compared to other peach varieties, Rubira is not very susceptible to various diseases and pests such as e.g. B. the green peach aphid.

tips and tricks

Rubira is a beautiful ornamental peach that will be a real eye-catcher in your garden. However, if you are primarily concerned with the fruit, you should switch to another, higher-yielding and tastier variety.

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