Miniature Honey Babe High Head Peach Tree

Miniature Honey Babe High Head Peach Tree on Lovell (Prunus persica ‘Honey Babe’) is a compact, patio-friendly peach tree valued for its abundant crops of sweet, juicy, freestone peaches. The fruit is medium-sized with a striking red blush over golden skin and rich, aromatic yellow flesh that’s excellent for fresh eating, baking, or preserves. Naturally dwarf and highly ornamental, Honey Babe is ideal for small gardens, edible landscapes, or container growing. Grafted onto Lovell rootstock in a high head form, this tree combines adaptability, vigorous rooting, and excellent fruit quality while maintaining a manageably small growth habit.

Growing Miniature Honey Babe High Head Peach Tree on Lovell

Light: Requires full sun for best fruit sweetness, color, and production.

Soil: Prefers fertile, well-draining soil; amend with organic matter to enhance vigor and fertility.

Water: Provide deep, consistent watering during the growing and fruiting season. Reduce after harvest.

Fertilizer: Apply a balanced fruit tree fertilizer in early spring and midsummer to support steady growth and yields.

Pollination: Self-fertile; no pollinator required for reliable crops.

Maintenance: Minimal pruning required—prune in late winter to maintain open canopy and encourage new fruiting wood. Thin developing fruit in summer to improve fruit size and flavor.

Hardiness: Suitable for USDA zones 6–9. Ripens in mid- to late summer with heavy crops of richly flavored peaches.

Shipping Info

This tree is grafted in a high head form onto Lovell rootstock, a vigorous and widely used rootstock known for its adaptability, cold tolerance, and ability to produce fruit of exceptional quality. Shipped at a well-established size with a healthy, vigorous root system, each tree is carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery and arrives ready for immediate planting in orchards, gardens, or containers.