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Corinthian Peach Cultivars

Prunus persica (PROO-nus PER-se-kuh)

Family: Rosaceae Unknown Understory (15-40 ft)

Beautiful ornamental flowering peaches with smooth gray bark. Tolerates only morning sun in southern states. Works well as an accent plant, specimen, or in a mass planting. Only non-edible fruit is produced. Wildlife Value: Attracts birds, bees, and butterflies. Form: Upright, narrow, columnar VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants", a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Prunus persica .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 34 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 2 - Understory (15-40 ft) Optimal soil pH Acid (<6.0)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Tree
USDA zones
5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
NC region
Coastal
Mature size
Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in. | Width: 10 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Canopy layer
2 - Understory (15-40 ft)
Form & Appearance
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gold/Yellow; Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf size
3-6 inches long
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
3 to 6 in. alternate, simple leaves
Flower color
Pink; White
Flower value
Fragrant
Flower detail
White, fragrant white to pink double flowers in spring; not grown for fruit
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Attracts birds, bees, and butterflies.
Attracts
Butterflies; Songbirds
Landscape Use
Design feature
Specimen
Garden tags
#showy flowers #deciduous #specimen #fragrant flowers #mass planting #bird friendly #butterfly friendly #problem for dogs #problem for horses #problem for cats #bee friendly #wildlife friendly #accent
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Lesser Peachtree Borer; Peachtree Borer; Greater Peachtree Borer in the Landscape; Hickory Peach Gall Midge; White Peach Scale Insect
Problems
Problem for Cats; Problem for Dogs; Problem for Horses

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.