Is Peach Tree natural or synthetic?

A fantasy or concept note, not a single material.

Peach Tree

AccordWOODS & MOSSESfruity · woody · sweet

HeartPyramid

3/5Strength

—Tenacity

4Origins

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Specimen

Prunus persica

Fantasy/Concept

Definition

Green-woody with a bitter-almond bark note and a faint fruity sweetness from the leaves. The tree, not the fruit -- sap, bark, and sun-warmed wood.

WOODY FLORAL EARTHY SWEET FRUITY GOURMAND WARM DRY

PEACH WOOD

Type: Accord
Olfactive family: Woods
Subfamily: Dry woods
Cluster: Earthy woods
Source: wood
Chemical class: fantasy note

Instruments

Pyramid

TTop

HHeart

BBase

3/5Strength

Medium

odour strength

Producing countries

China France Italy United States

Scent

Green-woody, faintly bitter-almond, with a subtle fruity sweetness from the leaves. Not peachy. Like leaning against the trunk of a peach tree in July -- warm bark, the faint bitterness of prunasin in the wood, green leaves overhead, and sun-heated sap. An orchard smell, not a kitchen one.

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The Full Story

Peach tree is a fantasy accord in perfumery that aims to capture the whole tree (Prunus persica) rather than its fruit. The scent is fundamentally different from peach fruit notes: where peach fruit is lactonic, sweet, and fuzzy, the tree is green-woody, slightly bitter, and resinous.

The bark of stone fruit trees (Prunus species) contains traces of benzaldehyde and prunasin, producing a characteristic bitter-almond quality. The leaves have a faint, green-fruity sweetness when bruised. The wood itself is hard and close-grained, with a mild, slightly sweet woody scent.

Perfumers reconstruct peach tree using green-woody materials (vetiver heart, cedar fractions), a bitter-almond thread (benzaldehyde, heliotropin traces), and a barely perceptible fruity-green leaf note from the foliage.

In a composition, peach tree sits in the heart-to-base range. It provides an orchard-realistic woody-green quality that is atmospheric rather than decorative -- evoking the setting (a peach orchard in summer) rather than the fruit itself.

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Related: Alder · Alpha Humulene · Amaranth · Amberever · Amburana Bark · Antillone · Apple Tree

Did You Know?

Peach tree wood contains amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside that releases trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide when metabolized. This is the same compound found in bitter almonds and cherry pits, and it is responsible for the characteristic bitter-almond scent of Prunus bark.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method

Not extracted for perfumery. Peach tree is a fantasy accord built from green-woody materials, benzaldehyde, and leaf-green synthetics.

Formula: Complex mixture (gamma-decalactone C₁₀H₁₈O₂ is key odorant)
CAS: 84012-34-0 (peach extract)
Botanical: Prunus persica
Appearance: Pale yellow to dark amber liquid
Odour strength: Medium
Synonyms: PEACH WOOD

IFRA status

See note

Not subject to an IFRA Standard (51st Amendment)

Physical properties

Note: Prunus persica. Leaf and bark extracts; key peach aroma from gamma-decalactone and linalool.

In Perfumery

Heart-to-base note in orchard, green-woody, and atmospheric compositions. Functions as a realistic woody-green accord anchored by bitter-almond (benzaldehyde) and green-leaf elements. Built from green-woody materials, benzaldehyde, and fruity-green accords. Carries the setting of a peach orchard rather than the fruit.

Role in the formula

01modifier

02signature note

03blender

Available as

standard form