Question
Tom,
I read your earlier answer on planting a peach pit, but does a
Florida peach require 60-90 days below 40 degrees to break
dormancy?  

Answer
Hi Larry,
Thanx for your question.  The short answer is YES.  Unless this is a wild peach native to Florida.  I don't know of such a plant but that doesn't mean there isn't one.  Most peaches grown nowadays come from hybrids that are grafted onto a rootstock of a hardier tree such as a wild apple or wild plum.  The pits of the fruit have the genetic material of whatever ancestor fruit were bred to come up with the hybrid.  So, the genetic material is still in there that causes a dormant period in the embryo and the requirement for a cold period to break to the dormancy.  The resulting plant will not resemble the plant from which the peach came.  I hope this helps.
Tom