Prunus persica
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- PROO-nus per-SEE-kah
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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A deciduous fruit tree with many cultivars that provide excellent fruit.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Subject to peach tree bores
Poison Part: Wilted leaves, twigs (stems), seeds
Poison Delivery Mode: Ingestion
Edibility: Fruit edible raw or cooked
Severity: HIGHLY TOXIC, MAY BE FATAL IF EATEN!
Found in: Landscape and orchards as cultivated fruit tree
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Prunus
- Species:
- persica
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China
- Play Value:
- Edible fruit
- Edibility:
- Fruit edible raw or cooked
- Dimensions:
- Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Poisonous
- Tree
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Open
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- juicy fleshy fruit in summer dark maroon with a large, rough pit (stone). Fruit edible raw or cooked
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Description:
- White, pink, red flowers juicy fleshy fruit in summer dark maroon with a large, rough pit (stone)
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2 to 4 in. alternate, simple leaves, long-pointed, toothed on the margin, with 2 small glands at base of blade
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
