Lower Peach Tree Alabama
Lower Peach Tree AlabamaThis article is about the fruit. For other uses, see Peach (disambiguation) and Nectarine (disambiguation). A peach dessertThe Peach (Prunus persica) is a tree native to China that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. It is a small deciduous tree growing to 5-10 m tall. The leaves are lanceolate, 7-15 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. 1880 Census Information for Alabama County: Wilcox Location: Lower Peach Tree [Enumerator: Alonzo Culpepper, District: 192] Family Names: Kimbrough/Hawthorn(e)/Mosley/Hixon/Cunningham. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves; they are solitary or paired, 2. 5-3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals. The fruit is a drupe, with a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the "stone" or "pit"), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a velvety skin that bruises easily. Peaches, along with cherries, plums and apricots, are stone fruits (drupes). The scientific name persica derives from an early European belief that peaches were native to Persia (now Iran). Lower Peach Tree, Alabama (36751) Conditions & Forecast : Weather. The modern botanical consensus is that they originate in China, and were introduced to Persia and the Mediterranean region along the Silk Road in early historical times, probably by about 2000 BC (Huxley et al. 1992). Cultivated peaches are divided into "freestone" and "clingstone" cultivars, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both kinds can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colours often have some red on their skin. FreelanceDesignerscom Lower Peach Tree Alabama Directory - HTML, Web Design, |
