Enjoying angel peaches at our house-sit
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382412)
Rockingham, Australia
January 15, 2023 4:54am CST
At our house-sit, there is an angel peach tree which has a lot of fruit on it. There is sub tropical variety and one suited more suited to temperate climates. We’ve been told to help ourselves so we’ve been doing just that.
The angel peach has a doughnut-shaped fruit which is quite flat compared to the standard peach. We were told the fruit is very sweet and it certainly is. The flesh is white and perhaps softer and more juicy than other varieties.
Research says the trees grow to around 3 metres by 3 metres and has very attractive pink flowers. We were here too late to see the flowers but we’re enjoying the fruit. Have you heard of the angel peach? Do you enjoy peaches?
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@wolfgirl569 (135944)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Jan 23
Hadn't heard of them but they sound tasty. You are there in time for the good stuff
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@wolfgirl569 (135944)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv Always stop for a visit later
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@zhangxueying (3362)
• China
15 Jan 23
We call it flat peach here. Its shape is flat
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 23
Yes, it is much flatter than the usual peach that you buy.
@rsa101 (41005)
• Philippines
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv Do they taste the same as the fresh fruit? I have not tried the fresh fruit as they are not common in my place. They are mostly sold as canned peaches and seldom do I see those fruit.
I remember seeing that picture as a tomato at first glance.
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@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
15 Jan 23
I've never heard of the angel peach. I haven't had peaches other than the ones we get from Meals on Wheels -- they are canned peaches.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 23
@LindaOHio Mum always liked freestone peaches for bottling as it was much easier to get the stones out of them. Later, she would basically slice up the other varieties rather than try to get nice halves from them.
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@LindaOHio (222728)
• United States
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv I like the canned freestone peaches the best. They are almost like fresh ones.
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@suwardie03 (317)
• Semarang, Indonesia
15 Jan 23
I've heard of this fruit, but I've never tasted it.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 23
@suwardie03 Yes, that's true and the fruit bruise easily so they couldn't be left on the shelves too long.
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@suwardie03 (317)
• Semarang, Indonesia
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv of course the price is also relatively expensive.
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@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Jan 23
I love peaches and we had several peach trees at my childhood home, and yes, they bloom a very nice pink. Never heard of angel peaches, though.
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@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv So would mine. In fact, we had such a bumper crop the last year there, we had some for the next couple years at the new place. (Yes, my mother carefully packed all her 'cans'.)
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 23
@BarBaraPrz Our bottled fruit and jams would last at least the twelve months depending on how prolific the crop was.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
16 Jan 23
@JudyEv May be where there is a cooler climate
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@DaddyEvil (174658)
• United States
15 Jan 23
Oh, yes! Peaches are my favorite fruit! And yes, That type of peach is called a "Flying saucer" peach here. And yes, they are delicious! (My favorite peaches are a white flesh fruit that is a little bitter when you bite into it but then it tastes soo sweet as you chew. YUMMM!)
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@DaddyEvil (174658)
• United States
15 Jan 23
@JudyEv I used to live on peaches during their season when I was younger... Now, I'll eat two or three as dessert and maybe one or two as breakfast in season. I wish we had a peach tree on the property here instead of all the walnut trees.
I do buy and eat canned peaches, too.
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@xFiacre (14792)
• Ireland
15 Jan 23
@judyev Peaches are glorious - fresh, not canned in syrup. I had a peach tree growing outside my bedroom window in Africa and the smell of peaches still reduces me to tears of nostalgia. I love the way your photo catches the fuzziness of the skin so well.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 23
Is that a nice way of saying it's blurry? I had to crop it heavily so the definition suffers. My little camera doesn't like close-ups. 
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
16 Jan 23
This is the first time I've heard of angel peaches! Peaches are not widely available in the Philippines, so whenever I see one, I grab it.
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@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
17 Jan 23
@JudyEv They are not. Or perhaps there are some peach growers I am not aware of. 
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
15 Jan 23
I enjoy peaches a lot. I think I've seen the peaches you mentioned in supermarkets but I never tried them.
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
15 Jan 23
@JudyEv I'll try one if I find it in the supermarket.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 23
Yes, it does. It certainly doesn't look like a peach.
@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 23
They are very sweet but, not having seen them before, they're a very strange shape.
@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
16 Jan 23
I have seen these sort of peaches being sold in the supermarket. I tried some not long ago and I enjoyed them. They are a different shape and the flesh is lighter than a normal peach. They must be a new variety being sold in the UK because I saw them for the first time last year .
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@MarieCoyle (59306)
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15 Jan 23
Fresh peaches are one of my very favorite fruits. I know these peaches well, as a friend has a tree that bears these. My family refers to them as donut peaches, but they are called by a lot of different names.
They are delicious fresh and they make a great cobbler as well.
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