A peach, like a rose, for example, is a plant that has arisen through human intervention. The David peach (Latin Prunus davidiana) can be considered a distant wild ancestor of the peach tree, while the modern cultivated peach is a hybrid of David's peach, along with many other species (common almond, Chinese plum, quince, Gansuan peach, and common apricot.) Peach or common peach (Latin Prunus per...