What it is
Peach (Prunus persica) is in the Rosaceae (Rose) family. Texas peaches are legendary, but match the variety's chill-hours to your region or it won't fruit well.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it moderate, even, and give it well-drained soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–6.5. Space plants about 15–18 ft apart. Expect roughly 2–4 yr to bear. Deciduous tree; needs chill.
How it's used
Peach is used: fresh, canned, frozen.
🔎 How to identify it
- Long narrow toothed leaves
- Pink five-petal spring flowers
- Fuzzy stone fruit
Edibility
PartsFlesh (not pit)
UsesFresh, canned, frozen
CautionPits/kernels contain cyanogenic compounds.
🌤 Before you plant: check the live 7-day garden weather to time it right for frost and heat.
Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.