Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Rosales>Rosaceae>Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
![]() | This familiar tree, with lanceolate toothed leaves and beautiful flowers in early spring, is an occasional escape from cultivation. Orange Co., NC 4/3/05. |
![]() | The familiar fuzzy peaches ripen in early summer. The fruits are technically called drupes. Macon Co., NC 5/14/06. |
![]() | Bark of a young tree. The bark has the horizontally-elongated lenticels typical of cherry trees. Macon Co., NC 5/14/06. |
![]() | Bark of an older tree. |
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