PEACH GROWING GEOGRAPHY 



THE peach is generally understood to be a tree of 

 southern climates. Its geographical distribution, 

 therefore, runs to the southward of the apple, and 

 yet the difference between the northern limit of 

 peach culture and the northern limit of apple culture 

 is much narrower than would justify the common 

 opinion. As a matter of fact, the peach will grow 

 successfully in all those central latitudes Avhere the 

 apple is most successful. There are a few commer- 

 cial apple orchards north of the limit of peach cul- 

 ture, but there are not many. 



Beginning at the northeast, a few peaches can be 

 grown in protected localities in southwestern Maine. 

 The line marking the northern limit of peach cul- 

 ture then passes across New Hampshire, leaving a 

 few orchards in the southeastern part of that state. 

 Vermont is practically outside the peach district. 

 Peaches may be grown in all sections of Massachu- 

 setts except high altitudes and in the northern 

 towns. Passing westward, we find the northern 

 limit of peach culture turning northward along the 

 Hudson River to about the region of Saratoga and 

 Albany, N. Y. The line then swings southward 

 around the mountains, and northward again to the 

 region of the Great Lakes. The lake region of New 

 York has long been engaged in the peach business, 

 though in recent years its importance in the markets 

 has been eclipsed by heavy crops from many other 

 localities. 



Passing westward, the line of limitation now en- 



