🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Peach / Nectarine Tree
Prunus persica
trees
deciduous fruit tree
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, sandy loam
📏 Spacing
12-20 feet
📐 Height
8-20 feet
⏱️ Maturity
2-4 years to first fruit; 80-120 days from bloom
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Fruit (fresh, canned, pie, preserves)
🍽️ Blossoms (edible garnish)
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Comfrey
Chop-and-drop mulch provides potassium for fruit quality; mines deep nutrients
🤝 Garlic
Repels peach tree borer — the #1 peach pest; plant in root zone ring
🤝 Nasturtium
Deters aphids and peach twig borer; living mulch
🤝 Tansy
Repels peach tree borer and Japanese beetles; plant at drip line
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Raspberry
Shared verticillium susceptibility; both are Prunus/Rubus family — don't co-locate
⚠️ tomato/potato/eggplant/pepper
Verticillium wilt reservoir in nightshades; don't plant near peach root zone
📝 Growing Notes
Juicy summer fruit with velvety (peach) or smooth (nectarine) skin. Self-pollinating. Requires winter chill hours (varies by variety). Relatively short-lived trees (12-15 years). Aggressive pruning needed annually. Heavy nitrogen feeder.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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