Peach

About it

Kind

Trees · Perennial

Family

Rosaceae

Mature size

to 15 ft × 15 ft

Blooms

Mar–Apr

Hardiness zones

Zones 5–9

Sun

Full sun

Spacing

180 in apart, rows 240 in

Soil depth in a pot

At least 20 in

Soil pH

6–7

Water

About every 7 days

When to plant

We don't have planting times for Peach yet.

Varieties people grow

• Belle of Georgia— white-fleshed freestone; fruits on its own
• Contender— freestone that flowers late, dodging spring frosts
• Elberta— the classic yellow freestone; fruits on its own
• Redhaven— yellow freestone, hardier than Elberta
• Reliance— the hardiest common peach; freestone

Planting partners

No cited companion planting notes for Peach yet.

Safety for pets and children

• Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the seeds; toxic principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin
• Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the seeds; toxic principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin
• Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension) — Medium severity; in the seeds; toxic principle: Cyanogenic glycoside, amygdalin
• Children No information in our sources

If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.

Read from NC State Extension ↗.

"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.

Pests and diseases

No pest or disease notes for Peach yet.

Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.

Where this comes from

• family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
• Most facts NC State Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
• toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, horse from the page's "Problem for" listing. Severity, parts and principle are the page's poison characteristics for the whole plant.