Winblo peach is a self-fertile peach tree and usually starts to bear fruits after 3-4 years. The showy, fragrant flowers in the spring attract bees and butterflies. It has a moderate resistant to bacterial leaf spot. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: The Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center has a factsheet on common diseases and a factsheet on common pests. . VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants " a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Prunus persica .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Mature size
Height: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in. | Width: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
Canopy layer
2 - Understory (15-40 ft)
Form & Appearance
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
The leaves are lanceolate shaped, 3-6 inches in length and 0.8-1.2 inches broad. Pinnately veined.
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Showy
Flower detail
The pink, showy flower blooms in mid spring and attracts bees and butterflies.
Bloom time
Spring
Fruit color
Gold/Yellow
Fruit value
Edible
Fruit detail
It produces freestone, yellow flesh fruit with a very high quality. Moderate resistant to browning as well. It needs at least 850 chilling hours.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Attracts bees and butterflies.
Attracts
Butterflies
Food & Medicine
Edible parts
Fruit
Edibility
It produces freestone, yellow flesh fruit with a very high quality. Moderate resistant to browning as well. It needs at least 850 chilling hours.
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Edible Garden
Garden tags
#deciduous #problem for dogs #problem for horses #problem for cats #self-fertile #edible fruits
Problems & Resistance
Insect problems
Lesser Peachtree Borer; Peachtree Borer; Greater Peachtree Borer in the Landscape; White Peach Scale Insect; Hickory Peach Gall Midge; 2025 North Carolina Peach and Nectarine Disease and Pest Management Guide
Disease problems
Disease and Insect Management in the Home Orchard
Problems
Problem for Cats; Problem for Dogs; Problem for Horses