Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
China
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Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Cactus
Number of Varieties
2000-
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow
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Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
-
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
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Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
Pachycereus pringlei
Common Name
Peach
Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus
In Hindi
आड़ू
Cardon
In German
Pfirsich
Cardon
In French
pêche
Cardon
In Spanish
melocotón
Cardon
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Cardon
In Portuguese
pêssego
Cardon
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Cardon
In Latin
persici
Cardon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rosaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Prunus
Pachycereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
7012
1
27800
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