From yellow peaches to white peaches and everything in between, we are covering the most popular peaches found in the USA. This popular stone fruit is used in everything from salads to desserts. With over 300 varieties in the US and 2,000 worldwide, it can be hard to narrow down the list.

Peaches are the velvet-skinned stars of the stone fruit world, famous for their perfume, melting texture, and golden to blush-red flesh. Bite into a sun-warm fruit and you get a burst of nectar, a hint of floral, and a whisper of citrus.

Peaches belong to a fruit family called stone fruits because of their hard center. The stone fruit family also includes apricots, which are fuzzy like peaches but smaller, firmer, and less sweet ...

Peaches have a long history. Sweet, white-fleshed peaches have been consumed for thousands of year in China. It was the Spaniards who introduced these stone fruits to the new world when they landed in Mexico in the sixteenth century. Even today, many cultures, including Asian and Hispanic, still generally prefer white peaches for their sweeter taste and lower acidity. Here in the United States ...

The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree that bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics. Most are simply called peaches, while the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties are called nectarines. Though from the same species, they are regarded commercially as different fruits.

Peaches are deliciously sweet fuzzy-peeled fruits that pack a nutritious punch. Learn about the many surprising health benefits of peaches.