Peach
Prunus persica
Grow fan-trained on a warm wall and keep the rain off in late winter to dodge peach leaf curl. Thin heavily for decent-sized fruit.
The peach is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics. Most are simply called peaches, while the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties are called nectarines. Though from the same species, they are regarded commercially as different fruits.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 4 m
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 5–9
- Layers
- canopy, understory
Functional roles
Pollination & soil
Self-fertile; hand-pollinate the early flowers under cover.
- Soil
- light/sandy, medium/loam
- pH
- Neutral
Free-draining, fertile soil.
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
When: Graft late winter; seed grows true-ish
Grow against a warm wall and cover in late winter against peach leaf curl.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.