It's almost the end of August and spring is in the air! It's been a couple of weeks now that my almost 20-year old peach tree has been threatening to blossom and this week it happened! I was afraid we might get a cold spell (not that it can't still happen!) and that her buds would be killed.
Did you know that peach blossoms are edible? The flavour isn’t very strong; the petals are sweet, and taste like nectar. The flavour has been likened to almonds.
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Some interesting facts on peach trees :
- The blossoms of the Peach tree are pale to dark pink in color and have five petals.
- The Peach blossom appears before the Peach leaves.
- The delicate pink Peach blossoms may be large and showy, but sometimes are quite small.
- Peach trees (Prunus persica) grow 15-25 feet high. Their slender leaves have toothed edges.
- Peach trees start to bear fruit at 3 to 4 years old, reaching a peak at about 12 years.
- Peach trees are native to China and have been cultivated there for over 2500 years.
- Peach blossoms are in the same genus as plums, cherries, apricots and almonds.
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