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Flat peach

Prunus persica var. platycarpa

Also called Peach

Flat peach is a variety of peach (Prunus persica var. platycarpa) with a flattened, doughnut-like fruit, grown for its sweet, almond-tinged flesh. It is cultivated like other peaches, needing full sun, well-drained soil and a winter chill period.

Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Light: Full sun
Water: Water deeply during dry spells, especially while fruit is developing, and avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil: Well-drained loam with a pH of about 6 to 7.
Temperature: Hardy to around -20 °C when dormant; needs winter chill and protection from late frosts when flowering.
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Not known to be toxic: The pits, leaves and stems of peach trees contain cyanogenic compounds that can release cyanide if chewed or crushed; the fleshy fruit itself is safe.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible: Yes, some parts

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The flat peach, (Prunus persica var. platycarpa, formerly also called var. compressa) also known as the doughnut/donut peach or Saturn peach, is a variety of peach with pale yellow fruit that is oblate in shape.

Other Prunus plants

Prunus adenopoda · Red stinkwood · Prunus aitchisonii · Alabama cherry · Prunus alaica · Allegheny plum · American plum · Prunus amplifolia · Almond · Desert peach · Chickasaw plum · Prunus annularis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Flat peach by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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