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Tommoz starts with ...
Chinese white peach known as Shui mi tao. Anyone familiar with it?
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MaryT1 says...
Shui mi tao Prunus persica(L.) is just a generic name for peach in Chinese as far as I know, Tommoz.
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Linton says...
This link has an article all about the Shui mi tao peach which is cultivated in the town of Yangshan in China.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203946904574300192082040918

According to this Wall Street Journal article, it is the best peach on earth and they don't have anything that comes close to it in the U.S.

I don't think we have it here either.
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MaryT1 says...
Actually the most famous peach in China is the Prunus persica f. compressa - what's known here as Angel Peach or Donut Peach. It was runner up at Best Peach prize in China this year. The Yangshan variety came 9th.

2014桃园(泰州)蟠桃会 提名奖名单
1、浙江余姚 河姆渡水蜜桃
2、新疆石河子 新疆蟠桃
3、陕西礼泉 北京8号水蜜桃
4、四川成都 驿品鲜春美桃
5、北京通州 北京蟠桃
6、广东翁源 鹰嘴桃
7、河北沧州 九宝水蜜桃
8、山东泰安 川中岛水蜜桃
9、无锡阳山 钱记水蜜桃
10、山东沂蒙山 山东油桃
11、泰州海陵 毛家农庄水蜜桃
12、泰州姜堰 老周果园水蜜桃
Legend has it that the immortals Sandy and Piggy in the story Monkey misbehaved during the Peach Banquet of the Mother of Heaven and was sent to Earth to serve the monk in seeking the buddhist sutra. Monkey himself had stolen this peach at the banquet, pursued, caught and trapped in a rock until he promised to go on the same journey. Those of you grew up watching Monkey on TV would be familiar with this story. A peach stone reputed kept as treasure of the palace in Chian was 5" long 4.7" wide; imagine the size of the peach.
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sternus1 says...
OMG Monkey! I loved Monkey as a kid. My grandfather actually made me a replica of his staff and the 'crown of punishment' from a round brass towel holding ring, haha.

Re the doughnut peach, I have had unbelievably good ones, but alas those I grow do not meet that standard of quality, and I don't get great fruit set here in the subtropics.
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DeeferDenis says...
Are they ever available in Australia?
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