Miramar Garden and Camí dels Cims
The scientific name, Prunus persica, consists of the genus name Prunus, coming from the Latin prunus, “plum tree”, and the Latin term persicus, “Persian, from Persia”, in allusion to the place through which the species introduced in Europe. The peach tree arrived to Europe as a fruit tree in Roman times; the Romans improved its fruits by means of several crosses.
In East, from where it is native, the peach tree takes part of the traditional culture. According the Japanese legends, Momotarô, one of the more well-known and appreciated semihistorical heros, was born inside a huge peach floating downstream. In China, the peaches symbolise the longevity and the immortality: according the legends, every 6,000 years the immortals consumed immortality peaches in a feast and it is common to find peaches in pictures to show a long life.
LÓPEZ GONZÁLEZ, Ginés A. Los árboles y arbustos de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. (2 vol.) Madrid: Mundi-Prensa, 2001