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Food - It is cultivated for its delicious, edible fruit. Fruit is a valuable source of income for the dry fruit industry.
China
It is cultivated in areas with well-drained soil and full sun, not frost-hardy.
Was called "Persian apple" in ancient Rome, which later changed to peche, from old French. It gradually became known as the peach.
It is a deciduous tree, growing up to 4-8 m tall.
Stem is smooth and reddish-brown with age, with younger branches being green and more slender. Branching is irregular, forming a rounded crown.
Leaves are simple, elliptic or lanceolate in shape, with a pointed tip and finely serrated margins. The upper surface is smooth and green, while the lower surface is paler green with fine hairs. Leaves are arranged alternately on the stem.
Flowers are single or paired, with five rounded pink petals and numerous stamens in the center. They are borne on short shoots. Flowering occurs before or just as leaves emerge.
Fruit is a fleshy drupe, round or slightly oval-shaped. The skin can be yellow, orange, or reddish-hued when mature, with a characteristic fuzzy surface (except for some nectarine varieties). The flesh is yellow or white, juicy, and sweet, with a single pit in the center.
Flowering: February
Fruiting: July – September