Prunus persica 'Florida Home' ~ Florida Home Peach

Prunus persica 'Florida Home' ~ Florida Home PeachFlorida Home Peach is a semi dwarf fruiting deciduous tree primarily grown for its early season crop of semi freestone fruit. A profuse late winter bloom of showy fragrant pink flowers coat the bare branches attracting butterflies. The red flushed yellow fruits with tangy sweet flesh ripens in May. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well drained soils. Florida Home is self pollinating but has a high chill requirement of 800 hours. Type: Tree

Florida Home Peach is a semi-dwarf fruiting deciduous tree primarily grown for its early season crop of semi-freestone fruit.  A profuse late winter bloom of showy fragrant pink flowers coat the bare branches attracting butterflies. The red flushed yellow fruits with tangy-sweet flesh ripens in May.  Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.  Florida Home is self-pollinating but has a high chill requirement of 800 hours.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  High Maintenance. Needs regular watering.  Peaches have a lot of pest and disease issues and need regular spraying to ensure good crop.  Potential pests include tree borer, fruit moth, root nematodes, and aphids.   Late spring frosts can severely damage flower buds.  Fallen fruit can be messy if not harvested.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Rosemary, Strawberry, Pomegranate

IMAGE: photos by Maria del Pilar Paz, Biological Scientist, Environmental Horticulture Department, IFAS, University of Florida, Prunus persica 'Florida Home' (Flowering Peach)

 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.