Peach belongs to Prunus of Rosaceae, which is a small deciduous tree with a height of about 4 ~ 5 meters. When growing naturally, the central trunk is easy to disappear, forming a happy crown. Young trees grow vigorously, with many branches, fast crown formation, early fruiting and high yield. Peach trees planted in the open field generally bear fruit in 2 ~ 3 years, and can reach high yield in 5 ~ 6 years. Peach trees have a short life. Generally, after 20-25 years in the north, trees will begin to age. It will age in 12 ~ 15 years in rainy and high groundwater level areas or barren hills. In sunny areas, well-managed orchards can maintain high yield for 25 to 30 years. The sapling lives longer than the grafted tree.

Due to the differences of branching angles of different varieties, peach trees are vertical, semi-open and open. There is a great difference in the strength of the branches of erect varieties, which are easy to grow strong on the top and weak on the bottom, and the lower branches are easy to decline and become bare. Open varieties have small differences in branch strength, large crown opening, and are prone to drooping and weakness in full fruit period. Generally, semi-open variety trees are easy to manage and maintain stable and high yield.