The most famous variety, Saturn, a white-fleshed donut peach, was first cultivated in the U.S. in the 1980s, but today you’ll find yellow-fleshed varieties, too.

A crossbreed variety, the semi-freestone, usually the first available eating peach in July, can be used for both canning and eating. The newest variety here is doughnut peaches.

PEACH VARIETIES: FREESTONES AND CLINGSTONES Peaches can be broadly classified into two categories: freestones and clingstones. Freestone peaches, with their flesh easily separating from the pit ...