Botanical Name: Prunus persica ‘Early Elberta’
Common Name: Peach
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous Habit of Growth: an upright, single-trunk plant with vigorously ascending Overall Shape or spreading branches forming a full rounded canopy; on older branches the bark is grayish-brown, with the young stems smooth, green
Height 20-25'(40')
Spread equal
Growth Rate very rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferable; tolerates partial
Soil a deep rich loam is best; requires well-draining soils
Hardiness hardy (zones 2-11, 14-18): thrives in hot summer locations Morphology: pinnate, alternate, lanceolate-oblong 4-9" long, Leaves finely serrate or crenate; smooth, shiny green
Flowers bisexual, pink, solitary, sessile; 1/2-1" wide; appearing before the leaves, on second-year wood only; Feb.-April
Fruit a drupe: fleshy, round-oval, 2-4" diam; pubescent, yellow
 
Propagation:
seed, followed by budding or grafting
 
Usage:
primarily used as a fruit tree; rapid growth and rather poor branching structure makes the peach less desirable as an ornamental than either the apricot or plum; dwarf varieties are suitable for containers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular, deep watering is recommended especially during the hot summer months; can tolerate some drought
Fertilizing balanced, in spring and late summer; add iron for chlorosis
Pruning develop 3 wide-spreading scaffold branches on young trees
Pests/Diseases peach leaf curl, shot-hole fungus, borer, fireblight, scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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