Why can't I buy pitless peaches?

It could be impossible (or nearly so) if the existence of the pit is critical for the formation of the rest of the fruit. If the pit needs to be there for the genes that make the fruit tissue to function, a pit-less cherry would also be a fruitless one, and we all hate fruitless efforts. read more

The pitless peach has not yet been developed. Plant breeders with the US Department of Agriculture are working on it. Through gene manipulation (OH NO! there is that consumer boogeyman again) they hope to reduce or eliminate Lignin from the makeup of the plant. Lignin is what makes the pit or stone of the peach hard. read more