FarmI wrote:

BTW, we've never had problems growing peaches ina c old climate - it
gets to as low as -10C here and the peaches never seem to show any
ill effects.

I was just reading a book from th UK on growing fruit trees and grapes.
Under stone fruit it has; plums, gages, damsons and cherries. No mention of
peaches or apricots. Is this just an oddity or or such rare in Ol Blighty?

David