Peach trees in bloom

The most common varieties of peach start to bear fruit in the third year after plating, and has an approximate longevity of 15 years. During the winter, essential chemical reactions occur before the the plant start growing again. Finished the coldest season, flowering begins, and after that, the growing of the peaches.

Some varieties of this plant are very delicate, and other tolerate lower temperatures. Then intense heat of the summer is necessary to mature the crop, with average temperatures of the warmest month between 20 and 30° C.

The peach trees tend to bloom in the beginning of spring or sometimes earlier, depending on the temperatures and the climate itself.

The peach is a source of low caloric food containing antioxidant vitamins, it’s a medium-sized fruit, which contains only 35 calories.

The peach is rich in soluble fiber, the pectin, which helps to reduce cholesterol.

The fruit is appreciated in fresh consumption or in preparations as syrups, preserves and sweets. The bark, covered with a thin fluff that protects the pulp, which in addition to sweet and tasty, is rich in vitamin A.