Bloom Color: Pink, Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Prunus persica is a deciduous Tree growing to 6 m by 6 m at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Bees. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Landscape Uses:Container, Espalier, Firewood. Requires a well-drained moisture retentive soil. Thrives in a loamy soil, doing well on limestone. Best not grown in acid soils. Prefers some chalk in the soil but it is apt to become chlorotic if too much is present. Prefers a pH in the range 6 to 7. Succeeds in light shade but fruits better in a sunny position. Requires shelter from north and north-east winds and also from spring frosts. Widely cultivated for its edible fruit in warm temperate areas and continental climates, there are many named varieties. There are numerous divisions of the varieties according to skin colour etc. Perhaps the most useful from the eaters point of view is whether it is free-stone or cling-stone . Trees are normally hardy in southern Britain, tolerating temperatures down to about -20°c when they are dormant, but they require some protection if cropping is to be at all reliable. This is not due so much to lack of cold hardiness, more to the cooler summers in Britain which do not fully ripen the wood and the fruit, plus the unpredictable winters and springs which, in a mild spell, can excite the tree into premature flowering and growth which is then very liable to damage in any following cold spell. Hand pollination at this time can improve fruit-set. The cultivar 'Rochester' is more likely than most cultivars to succeed outdoors in Britain. In general it is best to site peaches in a very warm sheltered sunny position, preferably against a south or west facing wall. Most cultivars are self-fertile. Trees are often grafted onto plum or other rootstocks but are said to be better when grown on their own roots in southern Britain. Trees are not generally long-lived, this is partly because of the need for the tree to produce a constant supply of new wood since most fruit is formed on one-year old wood . Garlic is a good companion for this plant, helping to prevent disease, especially peach leaf curl. Tansy grown below peach trees helps to keep them healthier. Peach leaf curl can also be prevented by protecting the plants from winter and early spring rains, perhaps by covering them in plastic. Plants grown or overwintered indoors do not suffer from leaf curl. Most members of this genus are shallow-rooted and will produce suckers if the roots are damaged. Plants in this genus are notably susceptible to honey fungus. Special Features:
Edible, Not North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Attractive flowers or blooms. The plant is heat tolerant in zones 8 through 1. .
At this temperature, many plants begin to suffer physiological damage. Heat Zones range from 1 to 12 .
For example Heat Zone. 11-1 indicates that the plant is heat tolerant in zones 11 through 1.) For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a standard with a non-suckering single trunk .
Habitatsit is possibly derived in cultivation from P. davidiana.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsDappled Shade
HabitatsSouth Wall. By. West Wall. By.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsDappled Shade
HabitatsSouth Wall. By. West Wall. By.
Resources
01Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
CT Integrated Pest Management Programhttp://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/1047/2016gardenmumsfinal.pdf
Leanne Pundt
UConn Extensionwww.ipm.uconn.edu01Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
CT Integrated Pest Management Programhttp://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/1047/2016gardenmumsfinal.pdf
Leanne Pundt
UConn Extensionwww.ipm.uconn.edu01Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
Tips on Scouting Garden Mums
Leanne Pundt
UConn Extension
www.ipm.uconn.eduhttp://ipm.uconn.edu/documents/raw2/1047/2016gardenmumsfinal.pdf01Tips on Scouting Garden Mums107013
SYSTEMATICS OF MESOCRICONEMA XENOPLAX REVISITED: COMBINED ANALYSIS OF
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MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR MARKERS.107013
SYSTEMATICS OF MESOCRICONEMA XENOPLAX REVISITED: COMBINED ANALYSIS OF
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http://ucanr.edu/sites/CA_Nematology/files/107013.pdf107013
SYSTEMATICS OF MESOCRICONEMA XENOPLAX REVISITED: COMBINED ANALYSIS OF
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR MARKERS.
Major pests
- Adelphocoris lineolatus
Adoxophyes orana
Amblypelta cocophaga
American plum line pattern virus
Amphitetranychus viennensis mite
Anarsia lineatella
Anastrepha fraterculus
Anastrepha ludens
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus
Arabis mosaic virus
Argentinean Peach Yellows
Armillaria heimii
Armillaria luteobubalina
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria tabescens
Aromia bungii
Bactrocera aquilonis
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera psidii
Bactrocera pyrifoliae
Bactrocera trivialis
Bactrocera tryoni
Bactrocera tuberculata
Bactrocera zonata
Botryosphaeria ribis
Brachycaudus helichrysi
Brachycaudus schwartzi
Brevipalpus phoenicis
Bromus hordeaceus
Bryobia rubrioculus
Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium
Candidula intersecta
Capnodis tenebrionis
Carposina sasakii
Ceratitis quinaria
Ceresa alta
Cherry rasp leaf virus
Cherry virus A
Choreutis pariana
Commelina benghalensis
Coniochaeta prunicola
Conogethes punctiferalis
Conotrachelus nenuphar
Cossus cossus
Cuscuta reflexa
Cydia pomonella
Cynodon dactylon
Diaporthe eres
Drosophila suzukii
Epidiaspis leperii
Epiphyas postvittana
Eulecanium tiliae
Euphorbia hirta
Euschistus servus
Euschistus tristigmus
Fomitopsis pinicola
Forficula auricularia
Frankliniella intonsa
Frankliniella occidentalis
Galinsoga parviflora
Glomerella cingulata
Grapholita molesta
Halyomorpha halys
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Heliotropium europaeum
Homalodisca vitripennis
Hyalopterus pruni
Longidorus
Lygus lineolaris
Macrophomina phaseolina
Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne floridensis
Monilia polystroma
Monilinia fructicola
Monilinia fructigena
Monilinia laxa
Monilinia mumecola
Monilinia yunnanensis
Myrobalan latent ringspot virus
Myzus persicae
Naupactus xanthographus
Pandemis cerasana
Panonychus ulmi
Pantomorus cervinus
Paratrichodorus porosus
Parlatoria oleae
Parthenolecanium corni
Parthenolecanium persicae
Peach latent mosaic viroid
Peach mosaic virus
Peach rosette mosaic virus
Peach rosette phytoplasma
Peach wart disease
Peach yellows phytoplasma
Philaenus spumarius
Phlyctinus callosus
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
Phytophthora cambivora
Phytophthora cinnamomi
Phytophthora cryptogea
Phytophthora megasperma
Phytoplasma pruni
Phytoplasma prunorum
Platynota stultana
Plum pox virus
Podosphaera pannosa
Podosphaera tridactyla
Polygonum aviculare
Pratylenchus brachyurus
Pratylenchus penetrans
Pratylenchus vulnus
Proeulia auraria
Proeulia chrysopteris
Prune dwarf virus
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
Pseudomonas amygdali
Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
Pseudomonas syringae pv. persicae
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Pythium vexans
Rhizobium radiobacter
Rhizobium rhizogenes
Saissetia coffeae
Saturnia pyri
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Scutellonema brachyurus
Sphaerolecanium prunastri
Strawberry latent ringspot virus
Synanthedon exitiosa
Synanthedon pictipes
Taphrina deformans
Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Tetranychus fijiensis
Tetranychus kanzawai
Tetranychus urticae
Thaumatotibia leucotreta
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Tomato black ring virus
Tomato ringspot virus
Trichodorus
Tylenchorhynchus claytoni
Valsa ceratosperma
Venturia carpophila
Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni
Xiphinema americanum
Xiphinema diversicaudatum
Xiphinema rivesi
Xyleborus dispar
Xylella fastidiosa
Yponomeuta padellus
Minor pests
- Acanthospermum hispidum
Agrotis ipsilon
Anastrepha serpentina
Anastrepha striata
Anastrepha suspensa
Aonidiella citrina
Aonidiella orientalis
Apate monachus
Aphelenchoides fragariae
Aphis gossypii
Aphis spiraecola
Apiosporina morbosa
Aporia crataegi
Apple mosaic virus
Apple stem grooving virus
Apricot pseudo-chlorotic leaf spot virus
Archips fuscocupreanus
Armillaria ostoyae
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus niger
Aspidiotus destructor
Aspidiotus nerii
Athelia rolfsii
Atherigona orientalis
Bactrocera correcta
Bactrocera cucurbitae
Bactrocera facialis
Bactrocera jarvisi
Bactrocera kirki
Bactrocera neohumeralis
Botryosphaeria stevensii
Botryotinia fuckeliana
Brachycaudus persicae
Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris
Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis cosyra
Ceratitis rosa
Ceroplastes floridensis
Ceroplastes japonicus
Cherry green ring mottle virus
Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus
Cherry rusty mottle disease
Chinavia hilaris
Colletotrichum truncatum
Dactylonectria pauciseptata
Diabrotica speciosa
Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis
Diaspidiotus perniciosus
Eudocima fullonia
Eutypa lata
Frankliniella gardeniae
Frankliniella schultzei
Fusicoccum amygdali
Ganoderma lucidum
Gibberella avenacea
Globisporangium debaryanum
Grapholita funebrana
Grapholita packardi
Grapholita prunivora
Haplothrips gowdeyi
Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus
Heterobasidion annosum
Hop stunt viroid
Hoplolaimus indicus
Icerya seychellarum
Iphiclides podalirius
Leucoptera malifoliella
Little cherry virus
Malacosoma americanum
Malacosoma parallela
Mamestra brassicae
Meloidogyne incognita
Monilinia polystroma
Nezara viridula
Operophtera brumata
Orgyia leucostigma
Orobanche cernua
Ostrinia nubilalis
Pangaeus bilineatus
Panonychus citri
Pantoea ananatis
Parabemisia myricae
Penicillium expansum
Peridroma saucia
Phoma glomerata
Phorodon humuli
Phytophthora cactorum
Phytophthora meadii
Phytoplasma brasiliense
Phytoplasma fraxini
Phytoplasma pyri
Pratylenchus zeae
Pseudococcus longispinus
Pseudomonas cichorii
Pterochloroides persicae
Rhagoletis completa
Rhagoletis pomonella
Richardia brasiliensis
Rosellinia necatrix
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Scolytus schevyrewi
Setaria faberi
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Spilonota ocellana
Spodoptera frugiperda
Stellaria media
Stigmina carpophila
Tessaratoma papillosa
Thrips angusticeps
Thrips australis
Thrips imaginis
Tobacco mosaic virus
Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae
Urophorus humeralis
Verticillium dahliae
Xestia c-nigrum
Xiphinema italiae
Xyleborinus saxesenii
Xylosandrus crassiusculus