Stonefruit

apricots-thumbSummer heat brings out the best in seasonal stone fruit. With the exception of Cherries, July and August are peak season for California Apricots, Peaches, Plums and Nectarines. All of these varieties of stone fruit are descendants of species native to Asia.

The challenge with stone fruit-peaches in particular-is to find fruit that is ripening at the proper time, and for that reason, we will be using local growers for stone fruit as the fruit is often picked with more regard to how our customers want their fruit.

Apricot

Relatives to peaches, apricots are small, golden orange fruits with soft velvety skin varying in color from pale yellow to deep orange with a hint of pink blush.

Cherry-Coral Champagne

An early season cherry with low acid, glossy red flesh and a very sweet flavor that is similar to a Bing cherry.

Nectarine

Closely related to a peach, a nectarine is an aromatic, summer stonefruit. Nectarines have smooth skin, firm textured flesh with deep, bright red markings on its orange-yellow skin and a sweet-tart flavor that is subtly different than a peach.

Peaches

Peaches, a member of the rose family, are a juicy stone fruit with a sweet flavor similar to that of wildflower honey with underlying notes of citrus.

Plum

Relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond, plums are the most diverse group of stone fruit. Their color ranges from green through yellow to red, purple and blue, their flavor from very sweet to sour.