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Is the peach a peach or a nectarine?
Peaches are neither peaches nor nectarines. Peach is a variety of peach. Peach is the fruit of Rosaceae and peach is the fruit of Rosaceae.

Nectarine skin is very smooth, and there is no fluff on it. You can eat it with a gentle wash. But there will be a lot of fluff on the skin of peaches, which makes them feel furry. When washing, you must use a little force to wash off the fluff.

Peach originated in China, and gradually spread to the surrounding areas of Asia, and was planted all over the world. China is widely cultivated in Hebei, Shandong, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Gansu, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Hi-light, drought-resistant, cold-resistant, afraid of waterlogging. Like warm and humid, strong adaptability to the environment.

History of Peach: Peach first spread to Fujian, Suzhou, Shanghai and other places in the Ming Dynasty, among which "Luxiangyuan Peach" in Shanghai was even more famous. In the Qing Dynasty, the peach producing area in Shanghai changed several times, but its reputation was still the highest. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, peaches spread to Suzhou, Nantong, Pinghu, Fenghua and other neighboring places, and also spread to Japan, the United States and Britain, becoming an important mother of peach varieties in the world.

During the Republic of China, the production area of peaches was further expanded. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the peach industry developed rapidly, forming many producing areas, among which Fenghua Peach and Yangshan Peach became outstanding representatives of southern peaches.