''Prunus texana'', called peachbush, Texas almond cherry, Texas peachbush, sand plum, peach bush, duraznillo and wild peach is native to central and western Texas. Although it looks like peach, it actually belongs to ''Prunus'' sect. ''Prunocerasus'' together with other North American plum species.

Description

''P. texana'' is a bushy

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

about tall and wide. The branches have short hairs. The flowers are white or pink. Blossoms appear in February and March and are . The fruits are egg-shaped and yellow or greenish yellow. The

leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...

are slender and elliptical with small teeth. The species readily hybridizes with native and cultivated plums.Flora of North America, ''Prunus texana'' D. Dietrich, 1842. Peachbush, Texas wild peach
/ref> Cultivars include 'Bolen', 'Gephart', 'Johnson', and 'Stuart'.

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{{Peaches texana Flora of Texas Plants described in 1840 texana Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN