I have wanted a peach tree for the longest time.  Peaches ae among my favorite fruits and their season is relatively short.  Supermarket peaches are usually awful.  They are shipped hard and unripe and even if you ripen them in a closed brown bag, the end result is often grainy and flavorless because of improper supermarket storage practices.

My problem is space.  A standard size peach tree would simply be too big for my suburban garden.  Even a semi-dwarf variety, which would top out at about twelve feet, is a little large.  I don't have a stout brick wall, so I can't save space with an espalier specimen.

What I really need is a self-pollinating dwarf specimen that I can grow in a large tub.  My favorite varieties are 'Red Haven' and 'Elberta', but I have also heard great things about 'Red Globe'.  I will do whatever is necessary to make my peach tree healthy and happy as long as I can do it organically.

Of course, if I rearrange a few things and my back doesn't give out in the process, I might be able to accomodate  a semi-dwarf tree.   One way or another, I have high hopes that this will be the Year of the Peach.