Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Fruit, Perennial, Tree
Origin
China
Africa, Asia, Australia
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Terminalia catappa
Number of Varieties
20005
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm500.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm600.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
Dark Brown, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Broadly Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
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
Energy, Minerals, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Grown for shade, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
Terminalia catappa
Common Name
Peach
Bengal almond, country almond, false kamani, Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond
In Hindi
आड़ू
जंगली बादाम
In German
Pfirsich
Katappenbaum, Seemandelbaum, Indische Mandel
In French
pêche
Badamier
In Spanish
melocotón
almendro malabar, almendro de los trópicos, almendrón, falso kamani, Egombegombe
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Ινδικό αμύγδαλο
In Portuguese
pêssego
amêndoa, amendoeira, castanheira, anoz, árvore-de-anoz, castanholeira, coração-de-nego, castanhola, sete-copas, chapéu-de-sol, guarda-sol, terminália, figueira-da-índia
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Migdałecznik właściwy
In Latin
persici
inti almont
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Myrtales
Family
Rosaceae
Combretaceae
Genus
Prunus
Terminilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Amygdaleae
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Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species
70100
1
27800
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