Correct! Nectarines and peaches are the same species. The skin of nectarines lacks the fuzz (fruit-skin trichomes) that peach-skin has, and it is thought that a mutation in a single gene (MYB25) is responsible for the hair or no-hair difference between the two.

Oh, I could so eat a nectarine right now. Only have apples ☹ Not even any biscuits in the house!! Rats, going to have to eat that apple.

Agree. Biting into the fuzzy skin on a peach gives me goosebumps. I like peaches but will only eat them peeled because I hate the feeling of goosebumps. Nectarines are more convenient.

Ancient praise for the nectarine from comedy royalty... The 2,000‐year‐old man was first heard from in 1950 when Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner began improvising a series of comic conversations in which Brooks impersonated the ancient man and Reiner was his interviewer. The conversations became the basis of a very popular series of record albums. Here are some bits from the first album: “Most people are interested in living a long and fruitful life, as you have. Fruit is good, too. Fruit kept me going for 140 years once when I was on a very strict diet. Mainly nectarines. I love that fruit. It's half a peach, half a plum. It's a helluva fruit, it's not too cold, not too hot. Just nice. Even a rotten one is good. That's how much I love 'em. I'd rather eat a rotten nectarine than a fine plum, what do you think of that?”

I'm allergic to the skin on most fruit, including nectarines. Do you know how tedious it is to peel a nectarine? Or peel a plum? Or a kiwi... it's ridiculous

no. peaches are the best. they're fuzzy and soft and then you bite into them and they're sweet and juicy and delicious

Yes!

Nooooo!!! Peaches are much better..so juicy and soft and much sweeter.

NO the other way

I love nectarines, 'cause I don't have to shave them!

Nah man. I like to think of them as shaved peaches

I think of them as "peaches without the fluffy uncomfortable feeling"