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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A small Chinese tree, ''Prunus persica'', cultivated for its fruit throughout temperate regions. Peach wood has a fine uniform texture and a reddish shade. It is occasionally used for small items such as inlay and marquetry. Like other fruit trees from the rose family, peach trees exudes a water soluble gum from damaged locations on its truck and branches. | A small Chinese tree, ''Prunus persica'', cultivated for its fruit throughout temperate regions. Peach wood has a fine uniform texture and a reddish shade. It is occasionally used for small items such as inlay and marquetry. Like other fruit trees from the rose family, peach trees exudes a water soluble gum from damaged locations on its truck and branches. | ||
| − | * See also [[http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:Uemura_dye_archive '''Uemera Dye Archive''' ( | + | * See also [[http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:Uemura_dye_archive '''Uemera Dye Archive''' (Momo)]] |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 30 June 2020
Description
A small Chinese tree, Prunus persica, cultivated for its fruit throughout temperate regions. Peach wood has a fine uniform texture and a reddish shade. It is occasionally used for small items such as inlay and marquetry. Like other fruit trees from the rose family, peach trees exudes a water soluble gum from damaged locations on its truck and branches.
- See also [Uemera Dye Archive (Momo)]
Synonyms and Related Terms
Prunus persica; pêcher (Fr.); pesco (It.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Height = up to 7 m
- Leaves are lanceolate 7-16 cm long, 2-3 cm wide
- Wood density = 45 pcf
Resources and Citations
Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:Wood anatomy of central European Species: Stone Fruit: Peach,Prunus persica (L.) Batsch