Botanical information about peaches Peach, Prunus persica grows up to 23 ft tall and wide. However, when pruned properly, trees are usually 10–13 ft tall and wide. The leaves are lanceolate, 2.8–6.3 in long, 0.79–1.18 in broad, pinnately veined. The peac fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars. The flesh is very delicate and easily bruised in some cultivars, but is fairly firm in…