Peach

Chayote

About Peach and Chayote

Peach

Chayote

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Vegetable

Origin

China

Mexico, Central America

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear

Number of Varieties

20007

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Hillside

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-3

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

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm25.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Irregular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Dry Conditions

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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 fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Soft scales

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Dry Conditions

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Farmland

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

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

Acne, Anti-oxidant, constipation, Thyroid problems

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves, Root, Stem

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

SECHIUM edule

Common Name

Peach

Chayote, Choko, christophene, christophine, cho-cho, pipinola

In Hindi

आड़ू

Chayote

In German

Pfirsich

Chayote

In French

pêche

Chayote

In Spanish

melocotón

Chayote

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Chayote

In Portuguese

pêssego

chuchu

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Chayote

In Latin

persici

chayote

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Violales

Family

Rosaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Prunus

Sechium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Sicyeae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

705

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Chayote

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Chayote? We provide you with everything About Peach and Chayote. Peach doesn't have thorns and Chayote doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Chayote has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Peach and Chayote and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Chayote

Season and care of Peach and Chayote is important to know. While considering everything about Peach and Chayote Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peach season is Spring and Chayote season is Spring. The type of soil for Peach is Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained and for Chayote is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Peach is Acidic and for Chayote is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Peach and Chayote Physical Information

Peach and Chayote physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Chayote height is 610.00 cm and width 25.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Chayote are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Chayote flower color: Light Green
Chayote leaf color: Green

Care of Peach and Chayote

Care of Peach and Chayote include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Chayote pruning is done Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chayote needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.