Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tree
Origin
China
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca
Number of Varieties
20001
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-10
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, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Twisted/Contorted
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Crimson, Copper
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Bonsai
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation
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
Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
BURSERA simaruba
Common Name
Peach
Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree
In Hindi
आड़ू
Bursera simaruba
In German
Pfirsich
Bursera simaruba
In French
pêche
Bursera simaruba
In Spanish
melocotón
Bursera simaruba
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Bursera simaruba
In Portuguese
pêssego
Bursera simaruba
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Bursera simaruba
In Latin
persici
Bursera simaruba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Rosales
Sapindales
Family
Rosaceae
Burseraceae
Genus
Prunus
Bursera
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
7010
1
27800
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