Name: #23
Common: Peach
Scientific: Prunus persica
Leaf: Type: simple
Vein:Pinnate
Apex:bristle-pointed
Margin:doubly serrate
Base:
Rounded
Venation:Palmate
Arrangement:Alternate
Flower:
Description: 5 rounded petals, pink,
8-20mmlong
Fruit:
Description: nearly rounded, 4-10cm,
sweet juicy flesh
Twig: greenish, turning reddish-brown,
hairless, slender, long
Bark: rough, dark reddish-brown
Form: 15 to 25' high &
wide
Discussion:
Uses: habitat,
wood, fruit
Origin(location):China
Distribution:
widespread, zones 5-9
Map: #23
Copyright: contact donnarzvonar@stmarysschool.net
References: www.arborday.org/trees/ECstart.html
www.siue.edu/OSME/river/RiverLinks/Riverlinks.htm
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