The book titled “The Perfect Fruit: Good Breeding, Bad Seeds, and the Hunt for the Elusive Pluot” is a look into the California stone fruit industry, its breeders, farmers, history and commerce, its controversies and intrigue.
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California is the largest producer of peaches in the United States. There are more that 1,100 growers in the Central San Joaquin Valley that combined, produce about 60 percent of U.S. fresh peaches. Peach production is centered near Reedley, California, just south of the city of Fresno. About 90 percent of California peaches are grown in Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties
Of the United States, South Carolina is second in peach production, growing 15 percent of the U.S. crop, while Georgia is third, supplying 13 percent of U.S. peaches.
