Native: China.

Tree Characteristics

  • Shape: Rounded, Umbrella or Vase
  • Foliage: Deciduous, Lanceolate, Dark Green, Bronze or Gold
  • Height: 25 feet.
  • Width: 25 feet.
  • Flowers: Showy. Pink, Rose or White. Flowers in Spring.
  • Fruit: Prolific, Orange, Red, Yellow or Mostly Green Drupe, Very Large (Over 3.00 inches), fruiting in Spring or Summer Edible.
  • Bark: Light Green, Scaly.
  • Shading Capacity: Moderately Dense in Leaf, Moderate out of Leaf.
  • Litter Issue: Wet Fruit.

Tree Site Conditions & Constraints

  • Zones: Sunset 1 – 24, USDA Hardiness 6 - 9.
  • Exposure: Full Sun.

Pests & Disease Information

  • Resistant: Oak Root Fungus.
  • Susceptible: Aphids, Beetle Borers, Husk Fly and Scales, Brown Rot, Canker, Chlorosis, Crown Rot, Gummosis, Oak Root Rot, Leaf Blight, Phytophthora, Powdery Mildew, Root Rot, Rust, Sooty Mold and Verticillium.

Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns

  • Branch Strength: Medium Weak
  • Root Damage Potential: Low
  • Health Hazard: None Known
  • Attracts: Bees, Squirrels, and Birds

Source:

 SelecTree. "Prunus persica Tree Record." 1995-2018. Mar 16, 2018. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/prunus-persica >

 

 

Updated: June 20, 2023