UGC Reader Question: Can I Grow Dwarf Peach Trees in Containers?

By Vanessa Richins

Mary C. writes: “I would like to plant a dwarf peach tree in a container and bring it indoors for the winter for year round peaches. Will this work? What size container? What kind of soil?”

Hello. I have some good news and some bad news.

You certainly can plant a dwarf peach tree in a container. Another possibility, depending on the height of your ceiling, could be one of the new columnar peaches, which grow in a very narrow, upright shape.

You would want to start with a container that is a few inches larger than Read the rest of this entry »