Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Prunus Persica

Size:

15' tall by 10' wide

Leaves:

alternate, simple, lance-shaped, 3"-6" long, finely toothed, with blades often folding lengthwise

Flowers:

white or pink, single or double; mid-spring

Fruit:

edible peach

Fall Interest:

yellow; deciduous

Culture:

sun; constant moisture

Disease/Insect:

Use:

fruit tree

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark thin and dark with horizontal lenticels, becoming roughened and scaly with age; short trunk and spreading branches; native to Asia, introduced to North America by the Spanish in mid-16th century