Southern Peaches: The Florida Prince (Now is the season to PLANT, fast before they are no longer dorment))

Southern Peach: Florida Prince

Botanical name: Prunus persica
Family: Rosaceae
Origin: Asia
Avg. Height X Width: 15’ X 10’ - Max height 20’
Season: Spring
Damage temp: 18 F

Comments: Through a breeding program that began in 1953 the University of Florida successfully developed numerous low chill peach varieties suitable to Florida’s mild climate. The varieties we carry will grow and produce fruit even as far south as Miami. In fact, they have fruited successfully in Cuba and Nassau, Bahamas. The fruit quality is equal to that of temperate-zone cultivars, and small commercial plantings can be found throughout central Florida. The trees are deciduous and lose their leaves each winter, but they are highly ornamental otherwise making them an excellent choice for the home garden. When fruiting water thoroughly. Depending on the tree, to produce a big crop with large peaches (other wise they will be smaller sized) a tree may require between 75-150 freeze hrs. Freeze hrs. are a unit of time, one hour, bellow 5o degrees. Fertilize 10-10– 10 or a close combination. The Peaches are grafted onto a bug and fungus resistant root stock called - Nemaguard Peach.

Health Benefits:

Peaches are high in a number of nutrients your body needs such as niacin, thiamine, potassium and calcium. They are also high in beta carotene, an antioxidant that converts to Vitamin A, which is essential for healthy hearts and eyes. The darker the peach’s color, the more Vitamin A it has in its pulp. The antioxidants may also help in maintaining healthy urinary and digestive functions.

Peach tea is known in Eastern cultures to be a kidney cleanser and uses in detoxification. This isn’t peach flavored tea, but a brew made from the pits. Many people claim peaches are good for relief of stomach ulcers and other digestive issues like colitis and kidney disease. This may be due to their high fiber and potassium content.

A Florida-Prince Peach from the yard 2012

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