Plant Profile: Prunus persica 'China Pearl'

Names

China Pearl Peach

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Phonetic Spelling:PROO-nus PER-se-kuh

Genus:Prunus

Species:persica

Family:Rosaceae

This outstanding variety of white peach has a significant chilling requirement, needing over 900 hours. It yields a substantial amount of high-quality fruit and is capable of enduring sub-zero temperatures.

 

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Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Feature Summary

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Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Feature Summary

Attributes
It produces large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July. Great for eating fresh, canning or cooking.
Fruit
Large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July.
Flowers
The pink flower blooms quite late in spring, making it one of the latest flowering commercial varieties.
Leaves
The leaves are lanceolate shaped, 3-6 inches in length and 0.8-1.2 inches broad. Pinnately veined.
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Lanceolate
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Loam (Silt)
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Attributes

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Edibility

It produces large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July. Great for eating fresh, canning or cooking.

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Fruit

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Fruit Description

Large-sized fruit with a white melting taste flesh. Ripens in late July.

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Fruit Color

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White

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Flowers

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Flower Description

The pink flower blooms quite late in spring, making it one of the latest flowering commercial varieties.

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Flower Color

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Pink

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Leaves

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Description

The leaves are lanceolate shaped, 3-6 inches in length and 0.8-1.2 inches broad. Pinnately veined.

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Leaf Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Whole Plant Traits

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Cultural Conditions

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Stem

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Prunus persica 'China Pearl' Landscape

Prunus persica 'China Pearl': Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy