Peach trees in Aitona (Lleida)
All peach trees bloom in the spring and ripen from early summer to early fall. The month when they bloom depends on the variety of peach and the weather. All peach varieties have different winter chilling requirements, without which they will not bloom and yield peaches. Native to China, Peach varieties need to be matched with your local climate. Peaches with the same chilling requirement will bloom and yield blossoms earlier or later, depending on local weather. A variety growing in a hot interior valley may blossom in early spring and yield ripe peaches in late June; if the same type is grown in cooler mountain foothills, it will blossom later and its peaches will not ripen until July. A variety growing in a mild-weather interior valley may blossom early in the spring and yield ripe peaches in July; if it is grown in a cool coastal area, it will blossom later and its peaches will not ripen until early August.