What is the black peach? Introducing the black peach, a rare delicacy among peaches

The black peach, also known as the Black Peach Queen, originated in North America and adapts well to cultivation in both northern and southern China. It is the special peach variety with the greatest development value in China in recent years. This variety has a small tree form, many branches, few extended shoots, strong sprouting ability, and enters the fruiting stage early, bearing fruit mainly on medium fruit branches. It blooms in March, has a long flowering period, and its flowers are redder than ordinary peach blossoms, giving it a certain ornamental value. The fruit grows slowly from June to July, swells in August, and ripens in early September. Its appearance resembles that of an ordinary peach, and the fruit is relatively large, generally weighing 120-160 grams, with the largest single fruit reaching 245 grams. In particular, both the skin and flesh of this variety's fruit are blackish-purple, with red showing through the black, making its appearance very attractive. It is currently the only black-fleshed peach variety in the world. The fruit is juicy, richly sweet, pleasantly sweet-and-sour, and has a strong honey peach flavor. According to expert appraisal: the flesh sweetness and nutritional value of the black peach far exceed those of other varieties, among which the vitamin C content is 10 times that of other peach varieties, making it a rare peach delicacy. The fruit is rich in a variety of special elements and has effects such as strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, and lowering blood pressure. It is currently a very rare precious fruit that combines food value with disease-resistance and health benefits. The price of its fresh fruit is 10 times the local price of ordinary peaches, and it once won first prize in China's famous, high-quality new variety competition.

This variety has strong adaptability and resistance to pests and diseases, abundant pollen, good yield, and is easy to cultivate and manage. It generally bears fruit in the second year after planting, and during the peak production period the yield per mu can reach 2000-3000 kg. Because the black peach ripens during the off-season for fruit, and its fruit color also caters to people's consumption trend for black foods, its development prospects are very broad. The successful development of the black peach can not only add a rare black health fruit for consumers, but also provide a brand-new path to prosperity for the broad masses of farmers.