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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Rose Family
  7. Plums, Cherries, and Allies
  8. Almonds and Peaches
  9. Peach

species 32,685 observations

Peach

Prunus persica

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

177 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Virginian Tiger Moth, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Isabella Tiger Moth 88
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Agrilus addendus, Plum Beetle, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Red-shouldered Bostrichid 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mealy Plum Aphid, Western Flower Thrips, Lateral-lined Sharpshooter, Mallard 54
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Pipevine Swallowtail, Red Admiral 28
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Eastern Red Bat, Conura 2

Children

  • Peach

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Sand Loam Clay Organic
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Habit
Open Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Tree Edible Poisonous

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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