Peach, alias peach, peach. Small peach tree with deciduous leaves in Rosaceae. The main varieties are nectarine, flat peach, longevity peach and peach. Among them, nectarine and flat peach are cultivated as fruit trees, Shouxing peach and Bitong peach are mainly for viewing, and Shouxing peach can also be used as dwarf rootstock of peach.

Peach originated in northwest China with high altitude, long and strong sunshine, and adapted to the continental climate with dry air and cold winter, so peach enjoys light, drought and cold resistance. Temperature is the most important factor affecting the distribution of peach trees, which are widely distributed at present. The main producing areas are Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities. According to the distribution area and characteristics, it can be divided into northern variety group, southern variety group, yellow peach variety group, flat peach variety group and nectarine variety group. Northern varieties have sharp fruit and crisp or soft and juicy flesh; The top of the southern variety group is round and the flesh is soft and juicy; Yellow peach variety group has yellow flesh; The fruit of flat peach variety group is flat; The surface of nectarine varieties is smooth.