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Prunus persica
Peach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach, Tropical Snow.
Origin: East Asia and China.
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Prunus |
| Species |
| persica |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Synonyms |
| Amygdalis persicus, Persica vulgaris. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -9.4 - -1.1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 15 - 30 |
| Height |
| 3 - 6 m |
| Spread |
| 4.7 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| The tree provides delicious and nutritious fruit, but also has edible leaves, seeds, flowers, stems, roots, and edible or useful oil. |
| Pests |
| Peach leaf curl can attack flowering Peach. Xylella a bacterial disease is a serious threat to many horticultures crops due to its virulence and wide range of species it can infect. It can infect more than 560 species with wide ranging symptoms including leaf scorch, yellowing and scorching, wilt, branch and twig dieback and plant death. These symptoms can be identical to other symptoms such as drought and weather stress. Infected plants show symptoms within a few years after planting. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Bark is thin and easily damaged from mechanical impact. |
| Leaf Description |
| Medium green. |
| Flower Description |
| Prunus persica is hermaphrodite, and is pollinated by bees. Pink, red, and white flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Round juicy fleshy fruit in summer dark maroon with a large, rough pit, red and yellow in colour, and 7 - 15 cm long. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By grafting, budding, and air layering. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Green dye is obtained from the leaves, and semi-dry oil from the seed, which is used as a substitute for almond oil in skin creams. The resinous sap is used as an adhesive. |
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