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![]() | Prunus persica, Amygdalus persica Family: Rosaceae Peach Origin: West Asia ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Leaf: Alternate, simple, lanceolate, serrated, 3 to 6in long, often curved along midrib, shiny dark green above, paler below. Flower: Pink to lavender, 1in across, solitary but often close together, appearing in early spring. Fruit: Fuzzy drupe, 3in across, yellow and red, hard, ribbed pit inside encloses the seed, very delicious and juicy, ripens in mid summer. Twig: New growth is red and green, later turns gray-brown, buds are blunt and gray fuzzy, spur shoots present. Bark: Dark gray, initially smooth with elongated lenticels, later splits and becomes irregularly scaly. Form: A small tree up to 15ft with a spreading crown. The numerous cultivars include both fruiting and flowering peaches with double flowers. Prunus persica var. nectarina is almost identical to the Peach in habit and flowers but its fruit are smooth skinned, mostly smaller and with a subtly different flavor. Similar plants:
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4703 Prunus persica - Ceylon Peach, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window | Grown in 10"/3 gal pot 2 plants in stock $57.00 |
3701 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA BELLE, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: Meduim-sized fruit, purple outside, orange inside. Semi-cling and early, requiring only 150 chill hours. They grow it down in Phoenix, AZ, so you know it's taking the heat. Ripens in May. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
3703 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA GLOW, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: It has pink fruit outside fruit, white inside. Requires about 200 chill hours. A sweet, low acid peach for Central Florida. Freestone. Ripens mid-May. Self-pollinating. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
4343 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA GRANDE, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: Requires about 100 chill hours. A sweet, low acid peach for South Florida, with large fruit. Ripens mid-May. Self-pollinating. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
4089 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA PRINCE, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
4088 Prunus persica - Peach TROPIC BEAUTY, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
3758 Prunus persica - Peach TROPIC SNOW, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window | Grown in 10"/3 gal pot 2 plants in stock $52.00 |
4102 Prunus persica - Peach UF BEAUTY, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window | Grown in 10"/3 gal pot 2 plants in stock $57.00 |
4090 Prunus persica - Peach UF SUN, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
6323 Prunus sp. - Peach SUN MIST, Low chill, Grafted ? Q: What is a grafted plant? Grafting is a method of vegetative (or asexual) propagation where a piece of one plant (scion) selected for its flowers or fruit and containing the desired genes to be duplicated is inserted into a piece of another plant (rootstock), with a strong vigorous root system, usually a seedling. Benefits of the graft: RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California. Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window | Grown in 10"/3 gal pot 4 plants in stock $57.00 |
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