When are yellow peaches on the market, and what varieties and main producing areas are there?

Yellow peach, also known as yellow-fleshed peach, belongs to the genus Prunus in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is named for its yellow flesh. Regular consumption can help relieve constipation, lower blood sugar and blood lipids, fight free radicals, remove dark spots, delay aging, and boost immunity. It can also stimulate appetite, making it a true health fruit and a peach for wellness. So in which months is it generally on the market? What are its main producing areas? It is understood that the yellow peach undergoes 3 physiological fruit drops throughout the year and is generally on the market from mid-June to August.

What varieties of yellow peach are there?

Yellow peaches are cultivated more extensively in North China, Central China, and Southwest China.

1. Wutai yellow peach, a specialty of Pingyi County, named “Wutai yellow peach” because it originated earliest in Wutai Town, Pingyi County.

2. Yanling yellow peach, also known as high-mountain yellow peach, famous worldwide for its fragrance, crispness, and sweetness.

3. Guidong yellow peach, also known as high-mountain yellow peach, famous worldwide for its fragrance, crispness, and sweetness.

4. A representative yellow peach — Yanling yellow peach is famous worldwide for its fragrance, crispness, and sweetness.

5. Winter yellow peach is a new variety developed from yellow peach and winter peach, first successfully tested in Xiangyang, Hubei.

What are the main producing areas of yellow peach?

1. Sanhu yellow peach [Jiangling, Jingzhou, Hubei]

2. Gaobeidian yellow peach [Gaobeidian, Baoding, Hebei]

3. Fengxian yellow peach [Fengxian, Shanghai]

4. Jinzhou yellow peach [Jinzhou District, Dalian, Liaoning]

5. Wutai yellow peach [Pingyi County, Linyi, Shandong]

6. Dalian yellow peach [Zhuanghe, Dalian, Liaoning]

7. Tongnan yellow peach [Tongnan District, Chongqing]

8. Jinxiu yellow peach [Fengxian, Shanghai]

9. Yaozhuang yellow peach [Jiashan, Jiaxing, Zhejiang]

10. Dangshan yellow peach [Dangshan, Suzhou, Anhui]

11. Guxian yellow peach [Lingbao, Sanmenxia, Henan]

12. Pingyin yellow peach [Pingyin County, Jinan, Shandong]

13. Jitai yellow peach [Shouguang, Weifang, Shandong]

14. Laohushan yellow peach [Jinzhou District, Dalian, Liaoning]

15. Qujialing yellow peach [Jingshan County, Jingmen, Hubei]