clingstone

Pit-hugging peach variety

A clingstone is a variety of peach or other stone fruit whose flesh clings tightly to the pit, making it difficult to separate cleanly.

The opposite is a freestone, where the flesh releases easily.

Clingstones are often used for canning because their firmer texture holds up well during processing: clingstone peaches in heavy syrup.

botany

pit

Fruit's hard seed

stonefruitFruit with central pit
freestoneFlesh parts from pit
endocarpInner fruit wall

pericarp · prunus · kernel · flesh · adherent · drupe · seed · ovary · carpel · cultivar

texture

firm

Solid or resolute

juicyFull of moisture
ripeReady to eat
fleshyThick with soft tissue

pulpy · succulent · tender · fragrant · sweet · aromatic · golden · fuzzy · soft

canning

preserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

jarsLidded glass containers
masonBuilder using brick, mortar
lidsRemovable container covers

sealing · sterilize · pasteurize · syrup · brine · shelf-stable · pectin · jam · jelly · marmalade

culinary

pitting

Forming small cavities

halvingDividing into two
slicingCutting into portions
compoteFruit cooked in syrup

cobbler · galette · tart · crumble · puree · sorbet · gelato · chutney · dessert · baking

orchard

harvest

Gathering mature crops

pruningCutting vegetation for health
graftingJoining tissues to grow together
pickingAct of selecting

arboriculture · horticulture · pollination · blossoms · irrigation · rootstock · scion · propagation · thinning · ripening

Categories

Peachesfreestone, white peach, yellow peach, donut peach, flat peach
Peach Farmingpeach tree, peach trees, orchards, orchard, freestone
peach growingpeach tree, peach blossom, freestone, white peach, yellow peach
Stone Fruit Orchardsorchard, cherry trees, apricot tree, peach trees, peaches

Opposites

pit adherence in stone fruit

clingstonefreestone

Flesh parts from pit

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G