Peach

Kukui

About Peach and Kukui

Peach

Kukui

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

China

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Number of Varieties

20003

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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

H2, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm1,370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm1,520.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very 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

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

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 leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

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

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

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

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

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

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

Peach

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

आड़ू

Aleurites moluccanus

In German

Pfirsich

Lichtnussbaum

In French

pêche

Aleurites moluccana

In Spanish

melocotón

Aleurites moluccanus

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Aleurites moluccanus

In Portuguese

pêssego

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Nogueira-de-iguape

In Latin

persici

Aleurites moluccanus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Euphorbiales

Family

Rosaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Prunus

Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

7050

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Kukui

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Kukui? We provide you with everything About Peach and Kukui. Peach doesn't have thorns and Kukui 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 Kukui 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 Kukui and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Kukui

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

Peach and Kukui Physical Information

Peach and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Kukui are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Peach and Kukui

Care of Peach and Kukui 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 Kukui pruning is done 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 Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.