Besides Georgia, what other two US states call the peach their official state's fruit and official tree fruit?
The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others nectarines.
The specific name "persica" refers to its widespread cultivation in Persia (modern-day Iran), from where it was transplanted to Europe.
The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines).
Cultivated peaches are divided into clingstones and freestones, depending on whether the flesh sticks to the stone or not; both can have either white or yellow flesh. Peaches with white flesh typically are very sweet with little acidity, while yellow-fleshed peaches typically have an acidic tang coupled with sweetness. Both colors often have some red on their skins.
Peach trees need full sun, and a layout that allows good natural air flow to assist the thermal environment for the tree. Peaches are planted in early winter.
The U.S. state of Georgia is known as the "Peach State" due to its significant production of peaches as early as 1571. In 2014, Georgia was third in US peach production behind California and South Carolina.
South Carolina named the peach its official fruit in 1984. The peach became the state fruit of Georgia, nicknamed the "Peach State", in 1995. Alabama named it the "state tree fruit" in 2006.
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