Peach & Nectarine Flower Development

These photos are viewable courtesy of University of California research and extension personnel and programs, including the UC Statewide IPM Program for the photos related to flower and fruit development.  

Photos of historic cultivars were provided by Ted DeJong, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. The photos in this collection represent cultivars grown in California, in both commercial and non-commercial production, during the state's long history of tree fruit production.

Shoot stage of peach flower development.
Peach buds at full bloom.
Peach blossoms at petal fall.
Shoot stage of peach flower development. Peach buds at full bloom. Peach blossoms at petal fall.
Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents
Peach blossoms at petal fall.
Peach at the jacket split stage.
Jacket stage of peach bloom.
Peach blossoms at petal fall. Peach at the jacket split stage. Jacket stage of peach bloom.
Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents
Jacket split stage of peach bloom.
Santa Rosa plum blossoms.
Photo by JK Clark. UC Statewide IPM Project, © UC Regents