Nothing screams summer like biting into a ripe, juicy peach, a stone fruit that’s typically harvested in the United States from May through late September. While you can buy peaches at farmers markets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depending on the type of peach and where you live in the United States, peach season starts as early as May and ends in September.

Stone fruit (also known as a drupe) is a variety of fruit that features a stone or pit in the center. The most popular varieties are in the genus prunus, which include peaches, plums and apricots.