SC - peaches

[Decker, Terry D.]

Since Pliny mentions peaches, they arrived in Europe long before the Islamic
expansion.  One of Charlemagne's capitulares notes peach trees on the royal
estates, which, while he could have gotten them from the Moors, is highly
unlikely.

BTW, peaches are of Chinese origin and are believed to have be brought into
Persia around 140 BCE during Jang Qian's mission to find allies to fight the
Hsiung Nu (Huns).

Bear

> Peaches were introduced into Europe from Persia by the Arabs. 
> Karen Hess says that there were some planted in the royal garden 
> at Westminister during the 13th century. 
> 
> Lady Brighid ni Chiarain