Peach

Natal Plum

About Peach and Natal Plum

Peach

Natal Plum

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

China

Southern Africa

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Carissa Carandas

Number of Varieties

20004

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Coastal bush land, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

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, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Hot Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Oval to roundish

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

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

Equal amount of N,P,K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Birds

Allergy

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

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

along a porch, deck or patio, Ground Cover, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

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

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

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

Cake, Jam, Jelly, Sauces

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

CARISSA macrocarpa 'Emerald Blanket'

Common Name

Peach

Large Num-Num

In Hindi

आड़ू

नेटाल बेर

In German

Pfirsich

Natal Plum

In French

pêche

natal Plum

In Spanish

melocotón

Ciruela Natal

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Natal Plum

In Portuguese

pêssego

Natal Plum

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Natal Plum

In Latin

persici

Natal Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Gentianales

Family

Rosaceae

Apocynaceae

Genus

Prunus

Carissa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Carisseae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Rauvolfioideae

Number of Species

7020

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Natal Plum

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

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Season and Care of Peach and Natal Plum

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

Peach and Natal Plum Physical Information

Peach and Natal Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Natal Plum height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Natal Plum are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Natal Plum flower color: White
Natal Plum leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Peach and Natal Plum

Care of Peach and Natal Plum 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 Natal Plum 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 Natal Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.