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Why is the purple blood peach called the finest of peaches?

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Lu Runzhao succeeded in introducing the "purple blood peach" in Hanzao Zhaidi Mountain Village, Yafan Town, Wucheng District. The "purple blood peach" gets its name because its juice is blood-red when ripe. A single fruit weighs 250-500 grams, its purple appearance is very attractive, and it ripens around June 20. The peach has fine flesh, moderate juice, and a balanced sweet-and-sour taste. Every 100 grams of flesh contains 6.22 grams of sugar, 5.07 grams of crude fiber, and 20.3 milligrams of vitamin C, and it is rich in calcium, selenium, iron and other elements as well as protein, carotene, inorganic salts, etc. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion,

Lu Runzhao succeeded in introducing the "purple blood peach" in Hanzao Zhaidi Mountain Village, Yafan Town, Wucheng District. The "purple blood peach" gets its name because its juice is blood-red when ripe. A single fruit weighs 250-500 grams, its purple appearance is very attractive, and it ripens around June 20. The peach has fine flesh, moderate juice, and a balanced sweet-and-sour taste. Every 100 grams of flesh contains 6.22 grams of sugar, 5.07 grams of crude fiber, and 20.3 milligrams of vitamin C, and it is rich in calcium, selenium, iron and other elements as well as protein, carotene, inorganic salts, etc. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, enriching the blood, and beautifying the skin. This variety has moderate tree vigor, a relatively open crown, good fruiting on long and short fruit branches, and an early-to-mid flowering period. Its cultivation techniques are similar to those of other peaches; generally 60 trees are planted per mu, and after planting they bear fruit in the second year, with a yield of up to 1000 kg per mu in the third year.

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