Have you ever seen a Peachtree in Georgia? (Atlanta, Columbus: house, live)

[Clayton white guy]

Go down to Lane Packing Company down I-75 a few miles past Macon in Fort Valley, the county seat of Georgia's Peach County. My family makes the trip every year. There, you will DEFINITELY see peach orchards going on for miles! You can take a paid orchard tour via a historic Bluebird bus (another famous product of Fort Valley, Georgia) or just walk the catwalks over their packing operations for free (my kids LOVE this part) You will see truck load after truck load of peaches dumped, washed, sorted, and packages by scores of workers. They have VERY delicious peach ice cream and cobbler. a Farmers Market type of store with peaches (or course) and many other types of produce they grow there (vegetables, tomatoes, the aforementioned blueberries, and even citrus fruit from Lane's Indian River citrus operations in central Florida), and a "touristy" type of gift shop that sells a bunch of kitschy "Georgia Peach" stuff. There is a wide veranda with rocking chairs and a great playground that includes old tractors for the kids to play on; DEFINITELY worth a day trip to me. Its fun. You could combine it with a trip to Macon's many historic sites, or even to the FREE and very unique Museum of Aviation at nearby Warner Robbins (another favorite of my children).


Incidentally, my father, who was an ag major alumni from the University of Georgia, always told me that most of Metro Atlanta was a tad too cold to have the large scale peach production much more common in the central part of the state, Also, Georgia being behind South Carolina and California in peach production is nothing new. When he was doing an agricultural survey in upstate South Carolina for the University of Georgia in the mid 1950's a grizzly old farmer asked him, "How come Georgia is called the Peach State; South Carolina grows more peaches than Georgia, so does California."

My father replied, "Sir, they aren't talking about the fruit! They are referring to the "two-legged peaches" that you see walking down Peachtree Street. Sir, you have to know that Georgia is known for its beautiful women!" The old farmer took off his hat, slapped his forehead, and grinned in agreement.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by Clayton white guy

Go down to Lane Packing Company down I-75 a few miles past Macon in Fort Valley, the county seat of Georgia's Peach County. My family makes the trip every year. There, you will DEFINITELY see peach orchards going on for miles! You can take a paid orchard tour via a historic Bluebird bus (another famous product of Fort Valley, Georgia) or just walk the catwalks over their packing operations for free (my kids LOVE this part) You will see truck load after truck load of peaches dumped, washed, sorted, and packages by scores of workers. They have VERY delicious peach ice cream and cobbler. a Farmers Market type of store with peaches (or course) and many other types of produce they grow there (vegetables, tomatoes, the aforementioned blueberries, and even citrus fruit from Lane's Indian River citrus operations in central Florida), and a "touristy" type of gift shop that sells a bunch of kitschy "Georgia Peach" stuff. There is a wide veranda with rocking chairs and a great playground that includes old tractors for the kids to play on; DEFINITELY worth a day trip to me. Its fun. You could combine it with a trip to Macon's many historic sites, or even to the FREE and very unique Museum of Aviation at nearby Warner Robbins (another favorite of my children).


Incidentally, my father, who was an ag major alumni from the University of Georgia, always told me that most of Metro Atlanta was a tad too cold to have the large scale peach production much more common in the central part of the state, Also, Georgia being behind South Carolina and California in peach production is nothing new. When he was doing an agricultural survey in upstate South Carolina for the University of Georgia in the mid 1950's a grizzly old farmer asked him, "How come Georgia is called the Peach State; South Carolina grows more peaches than Georgia, so does California."

My father replied, "Sir, they aren't talking about the fruit! They are referring to the "two-legged peaches" that you see walking down Peachtree Street. Sir, you have to know that Georgia is known for its beautiful women!" The old farmer took off his hat, slapped his forehead, and grinned in agreement.

Love the story about your dad!

[Southern man]

Lane is pretty touristy. If you want to see a real packing operation Visit Pearson’s in peach season. Get you a homemade peach ice cream and watch the ladies grade and sort the peaches.

[MasterRattler]

Plenty in Middle Ga, South of Macon...Houston, Peach, and Crawford County.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Yes - they are abundant in central and south Georgia. When I was 16, I worked during the summer on a peach farm. That was not fun at all...

Plenty down there. Just head south of the gnat line. Peach and Pecan trees all over.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by DJDeadParrot

When I moved down here 20 years ago, that was one of the first things I noticed on the drive down I-85 between Gastonia and Greenville was acres and acres of peach trees, punctuated by roadside stands. In fact, the Peachoid in Gaffney once stood in the middle of a large field of peach trees. So, I'm not all that surprised that South Carolina outproduces Georgia.

Good ol' I-85 in SC: peaches, fireworks, and Jesus.

But yes Cherokee County, SC is a big producer of peaches and is the home of the state peach festival. I'm from farther south in the state and I grew up on peaches; there was a peach farm a few short miles north of us and we always bought peaches from the farmer there every summer. My cousins had a peach tree in their front yard as well.

[BrandonCoombes]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Good ol' I-85 in SC: peaches, fireworks, and Jesus.

But yes Cherokee County, SC is a big producer of peaches and is the home of the state peach festival. I'm from farther south in the state and I grew up on peaches; there was a peach farm a few short miles north of us and we always bought peaches from the farmer there every summer. My cousins had a peach tree in their front yard as well.

Bigger than the one in Gilbert? I’ve never been to that one so I should check it out. When is it held?

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by BrandonCoombes

Bigger than the one in Gilbert? I’ve never been to that one so I should check it out. When is it held?

It probably is bigger than the one in Gilbert although I'm not sure. It's the third weekend in July: https://discoversouthcarolina.com/products/516

[CaliDreaming01]

Yes I've seen them here and there. Not a lot of them, but they are here.

[isawooty]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Asside from street signs and lottery tickets, I've never seen anything but pine trees.

I'm sure they exist but I guess one would expect to see an abundance of them.

They are defintely in and around the Valdosta area. I really can’t speak for acreage vs South Carolina but you can definitely see them from the road. In fact, they’re right up to the road in that area. That’s the only place that I’ve ever seen them but they’re obviously elsewhere in the state. Pecans are actually our number one produce and pecans are essentially everywhere from the Fall Line to the Florida boarder.