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Which country did peaches originate from?
Peach originated in China and can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.

There is a poem "Yao Tao" in The Book of Songs, National Style and Nan Zhou, which gradually spread to the surrounding areas of Asia and from Persia to the west. Peach's nickname "persica" means Persian fruit.

Prunus persica is a plum plant of Rosaceae in China. Its flowers are ornamental and its fruit is juicy. As a fruit, it can be eaten raw, pickled or canned, and nuts can also be eaten.

There are many kinds of peaches, including crisp peaches and soft peaches, and the flesh is white and yellow. Generally, the most popular varieties in Japan are mostly white flesh, sweet and juicy. People in Europe, Australia and North America have always liked varieties with yellow flesh. In China, the country of origin, a hundred flowers blossom. Due to the huge difference between the north and the south, there are many kinds of peaches, and crisp peaches, peaches and nectarines are deeply loved by people.

geographical distribution

The main economic planting areas are in North China and East China, and the relatively concentrated areas are Haidian District and Pinggu District of Beijing, Jizhou District of Tianjin, Mengyin, Feicheng, Yidu and Qingdao of Shandong Province, Shangshui and Kaifeng of Henan Province, Funing, Zunhua, Shenxian, Linzhang, Baoji and Xi 'an of Hebei Province, Tianshui City of Gansu Province, Chengdu City of Sichuan Province and Dalian City of Liaoning Province.

Originally from China, it is widely cultivated in various provinces. It is cultivated all over the world.