Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tree
Origin
China
Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Nepal, Southern Asia, Southern Europe
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Myristica fragrans
Number of Varieties
2000150
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Cold Regions, Hills, Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
In Early Autumn, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
fertilize in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Armillaria mellea, Blight, Caterpillars, Crown gall, Crown rot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Frost
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
Aphids, Bees, Beetles, Caterpillar, Small mammals
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Abdominal distension, flushing of face, hallucinations, Headache, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
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
Anemia, anti-cancer, Antispasmodic, Asthma, Diarrhea, Healing, Stomach spasms, Thoat infection
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Making deodorants, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as a laxative, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
Myristica fragrans
Common Name
Peach
Nutmeg
In Hindi
आड़ू
जायफल
In German
Pfirsich
Muskatnuss
In French
pêche
noix de muscade
In Spanish
melocotón
nuez moscada
In Greek
ροδάκινο
μοσχοκάρυδο
In Portuguese
pêssego
noz-moscada
In Polish
brzoskwinia
gałka muszkatołowa
In Latin
persici
nutmeg
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Magnoliales
Family
Rosaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Prunus
Myristica
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Myrteae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
702
1
27800
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