About Trey Tarrant Expertise I can answer questions about plant identification, plant care, plant pest management, landscaping, and general gardening questions. Please post a picture of the plant you wish to identify, if possible. If you say something like, "I've got this plant and it's green with long leaves and white flowers" and do not include a picture, chances are I won't be able to help you. I may not be able to help with plants that are not grown in the Southeast/ Eastern US, but you're welcome to try me.
Experience Landscaping for 10 years. Horticulture Instructor at Lawson State Community College for 7 years.
Education/Credentials M.S. in Horticulture from Auburn University.
Hello,
I live in the south central part of Oklahoma. We recently bought a house out in the country and we were very excited to find out there are a couple of fruit trees planted throughout our yard (well, we're pretty sure they're fruit trees). We believe we have it narrowed down to three different fruit: peach, apricot, or plum. But, who knows, we could really be way off base. I was going to wait until the fruit started coming in, but I'm starting to get a little anxious about it and was wondering if you might be able to identify them for us. It hasn't started flowering yet, and I hope that's not a problem in identifying it. Although, I was trimming it and found that underside of the bark is a salmon color.
Thank you for you time and effort,
Courtnie
Answer Well, you are correct that it is a member of the genus Prunus, which includes peach, cherry, plum, apricot, almond, and some others. I can fairly surely say that it is not a peach.
Actually, after looking at that picture again, I'm wondering if it could be an apple or crabapple, which are closely related to Prunus species.
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