Edible varieties: peeled peach, sticky peach, sticky peach and flat peach.
Five product groups:
Northern peach varieties: the top of the fruit is pointed and the suture line is deep; The tree is straight; The proportion of medium and short fruit branches is large. Drought and cold resistance, harvest in May-65438+February. Mainly distributed in North China, Northwest China and Central China.
Southern peach variety group: the top of the fruit is round and blunt, and the flesh is soft and juicy; Crown development; Usually long branches bear fruit; Most flower buds are compound buds. Drought resistance and cold tolerance are slightly weaker than those of northern varieties. Mainly distributed in East China, Southwest China and South China.
Yellow-fleshed peach variety group: the peel and flesh are golden yellow, and the meat is firm and tough, suitable for processing and canning. There are more cultivated areas in northwest and southwest China, but less in north China and east China.
Flat peach variety group: the fruit is flat and the two ends are sunken; The crown is developed and the branches are short and dense; More flowers and higher yield. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the most cultivated, but less in North China and Northwest China.
4. Nectarine variety group: there is no hair outside the fruit. It is produced in northwest provinces, especially in Xinjiang and Gansu.
5. Ornamental tree species: peach, safflower peach, thousand-petal red peach, thousand-petal white peach, hanging peach, longevity peach, tower peach, golden peach, purple peach, single-petal white peach and scarlet peach.