Peach

Peach is a fruit of a peach tree of the Rosaceae family. This family includes more than 2,000 species of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees distributed in temperate regions around the world. The peach tree originated in China, where references to its cultivation date back to 3,000 years ago. In 330 B.C. peach tree arrived in Greece. And during the Middle Ages, its cultivation spread throughout Europe, settling as crops in expansion during the 19th century.