types of freestone georgia peaches
In 1879, S.H. Rumph bred the Elberta peach from a Chinese Cling peach in Marshallville, Georgia, giving birth to the Georgia peach industry. Today Georgia is known as the peach state and produces over 130 million pounds of peaches annually. Varieties are classified by how hard the pit of the peach clings to the fruit. Cling, cling-free and semi-cling peaches are all grown in Georgia, many on family orchards that span three or more generations.