I dug this little guy up from around my Red Haven peach tree earlier this summer. I thought it was a sucker from the tree, but now I am second guessing myself. Can anyone confirm if this is a peach or something else? Google image search tells me it is “Lemon Basil”. I’m hoping it’s a peach so I can graft it next spring.
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I don’t see any woody tissue so I don’t think it’s any kind of tree
Edit: it’s about to bloom on top, definitely not a tree of any kind
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Top doesn’t look like peach
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Weed. If it’s basil, it would have a smell if you rub the leaves.
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I would say it’s a weed not a peach sucker.
Peaches grow leaves in alternating pattern along their stems. The plant pictured has leaves in opposite pairs. You can 100% rule out it being any stone fruit.
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Looks like an epilobium or willow herb. Hard to tell which one untill it flowers. They are a common weed and like disturbed ground and spread by wind.