夏季是桃子上市之時．市場所賣的桃子，依果肉顏色分為黃白二種，故隨口稱之為黃桃、白桃．初來美時，友人告以白桃香甜多汁，故價格較昂．到市場一看，多為黃桃，白桃較罕見，可遇而不可求．偶爾見之，其價格為黃桃兩倍，還真買不下手．

以往對桃子所知不多，以為桃子僅只如此，如今才知大謬不然．桃子種類繁多，一般人將之分為黃桃白桃．然而種桃樹者卻不是這麼分．他們將桃子分為 freestone 與 cling (clingstone)．所謂 freestone，即果肉與桃核容易分開，cling則果肉附於果核上．

除此之外，桃子的種類繁多，然外貌類似，比蘋果難辨多矣．

下表是桃子種類及成熟日期．日期以南卡氣候為準．當然，這日期不可能那麼準，一天不差．

綠字者為白桃．

Clings	成熟日期
Flavorish	June 1
Rubyprince	June 16
Semi-Freestone
Southern Belle	June 20
Redhaven	June 30
Gala	June 30
Freestones
Havester	June 30
White Lady	July 1
Early Belle	July 4
Winblo	July 8
Carogem	July 16
Loring	July 20
Contender	July 21
Rustin Red	July 22
Blake	July 25
Cresthaven	July 25
Gerogia Belle	July 25
Monroe	July 30
Indian Red Cling	August 5
China Pearl	August 5
Big Red	September 5
Autumn Prince	September 15