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Plant

Peach

Prunus persica

Also known as: Prunus persica

A deciduous fruit tree in the rose family (Rosaceae), domesticated in northwestern China at least 4,000 years ago. The scientific name *persica* reflects the species' later spread through Persia — Europe encountered the peach through Persian intermediaries and assumed (incorrectly) that Persia was its origin. Foundational to East Asian and Mediterranean stone-fruit traditions; the most-grown stone fruit in the world.

Peach
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Scientific

Prunus persica is in Rosaceae, same genus as plum, cherry, almond, and [[apricot|apricot]]. Two principal cultivar groups: freestone (flesh separates cleanly from the pit; eaten fresh) and clingstone (flesh adheres to the pit; canning and processing).

The nectarine is the same species — Prunus persica var. nucipersica — distinguished only by a smooth-skinned recessive trait.

Cultural

Northwest Chinese origin ~4,000 years ago. The peach carries profound symbolic weight in Chinese culture — the Queen Mother of the West’s mythical peach orchard granted immortality; peach blossoms signify spring and renewal; peach wood was thought to ward off evil. The species moved west via the Silk Road into Persia and the Mediterranean, then into Europe; later spread to the Americas through Spanish missions in the 16th–17th centuries.

Global production

Top producers: China, Spain, Italy, Greece, Iran. Chinese production accounts for ~60% of the global crop.

See also

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  • Member of: [[plants]]
  • Cousin of: [[plum]] · [[apricot]] · [[cherry]] · [[almond]] · [[japanese-cherry]] · [[black-cherry]]
  • Grown by: [[abbott-farms]] · [[apple-ridge-orchards]] · [[burton-brooks-peach-orchards]] · [[country-mill-farms-bakery-orchard-cider-mill]] · [[davis-girls-peach-shed]] · [[easterlings-big-peach]] · [[fontaines-peach-outlet]] · [[lawson-peach-shed]] · [[luck-and-moody-peaches]] · [[monroes-peach-ranch]] · [[pats-peaches]] · [[peach-creek-country-market]]

Sources

  • FAO Crop Statistics
  • Wikipedia — Peach

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Farms and nurseries in the 0mn1.one directory that grow peach. Each is a real working operation — visit, buy from, learn from.

Abbott Farms

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Abbott Farms is a multi-generational South Carolina institution specializing in peaches, strawberries, and local raw milk, anchored near the historic Cowpens battlefield.

Apple Ridge Orchards

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Apple Ridge Orchards is a family-run multi-crop orchard in Warwick, NY (Hudson Highlands) with a farm stand, pick-your-own peaches/apples/pumpkins, and an on-site bee observation hive supplying raw honey. The active pollinator partnership and direct-to-eater model put it in the substrate-builder tier.

Burton Brooks Peach Orchards

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Burton Brooks Peach Orchards — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Country Mill Farms, Bakery, Orchard & Cider Mill

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Country Mill — a family-owned 213-acre organic orchard, bakery, cidery, and winery in Charlotte, Michigan. Grows organic blueberries, peaches, and apples; produces fresh-pressed cider, applesauce, apple butter, apple chips, and apple-cider vinegar from its own fruit. Pick-your-own operations across apples, blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, and pumpkins.

Davis Girls Peach Shed

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Davis Girls Peach Shed — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Easterling's Big Peach

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Easterling's Big Peach — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Fontaine's Peach Outlet

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Fontaine's Peach Outlet — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Lawson Peach Shed

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Lawson Peach Shed — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Luck and Moody Peaches

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Luck and Moody Peaches — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Monroe's Peach Ranch

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Monroe's Peach Ranch — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Pat's Peaches

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Pat's Peaches — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

Peach Creek Country Market

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Peach Creek Country Market — a farm verified in OpenStreetMap. See [[farm]] for the directory's editorial position; this entry may also operate retail surfaces (farm stand, CSA, farmers-market) that should be added as separate relations.

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