Peaches are soft-fleshed stone fruits that grow on deciduous trees. Their skin is typically fuzzy, and the juicy flesh surrounds a single hard pit containing the seed. Depending on the variety, the flesh may be yellow or pale, and the fruit may separate easily from its pit or cling to it. Peaches ripen in warm weather and are valued for their sweet, fragrant flavor. They belong to the same broader group of stone fruits as plums, cherries, and apricots.