Prunus persica 'Tom Thumb'

Cultivar

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus > Prunus persica

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Origin: in Argentonsur-Creuse (Indre), France, by Leon Maillochon and Ernest Marlaud. Introd. about 1938 by Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Plant patent 306; 29 Nov. 1938; assigned to Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo., on 13 July 1937. Parentage unknown; discovered during the late 1920s. Tree: once considered valuable as a low-growing ornamental with rather attractive flowers. Fruit: edible, of poor quality; resembles Mayflower.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 33
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID -
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Prunus persica 'Tom Thumb'