I purchased a home in the Chicago suburbs and have a tree that appears to be a peach, but am trying to identify what kind. Currently in early May it has slender red leaves and little red flowers with pink hairy things. The reddish yellow fruit has been small enough the past 2 summers that I almost thought it was an apricot, but that apparently has a different leaf shape and I think requires a warmer climate. I have pruned it, but maybe need to thin out the forming fruit for remaining fruit to get larger.
It certainly seems to grow well in this area, there were many sprouts this year from dropped fruit pits. Since the existing tree is too close to a fence, I transplanted the best 2 year old sprout to a better location with more space around it. Time will tell if I did that right.
Does anyone know of a good web site to help identify type of peach?