NHO Stone Fruits

Cultivated peaches are divided into "freestone" and "clingstone" cultivars, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both kinds can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness, though this also varies greatly. Both colours often have some red on their skin. Low-acid white-fleshed peaches are the most popular kinds in China, Japan, and neighbouring Asian countries, while Europeans and North Americans have historically favoured the acidic, yellow-fleshed kinds.

Stone Fruits

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Commodity

Peaches

White

Varieties

O’Henry is a freestone, yellow flesh peach. It has a firm flesh and excellent flavor, good fresh or for freezing.
Elegant Lady is a freestone, yellow flesh peach. Its skin has a base yellow covered with a bright red blush. It is a sweet and tart fruit.
Red Haven is a freestone, yellow flesh peach. It is noted for its all-over red color with a delicious flavor.
Snow King is a freestone, white flesh peach. Its skin has a base white color covered with a deep red blush. They are a low-acid fruit making them very sweet and juicy.
Summer Sweet is a freestone, white flesh peach. Their low acid make them very sweet. They have a red blush over white skin.
Zee Lady is a freestone, yellow flesh peach. The skin is bright red over yellow. They are sweet and juicy.

Peach Trees in bloom in the Bonita Springs Valley, Willcox, Arizona.