Peach ‘Black Boy’ produces medium-sized fruit with wine-red, melting flesh. The fruit skin is pale-purple with grey fuzz, making it a popular cultivar for eating fresh and bottling. Peach ‘Black Boy’ also has yellow autumn leaves and is a good home-garden tree. The fruit ripens in late-summer, and its pink blossoms appear from late-winter to late-spring. Peach ‘Black Boy’ is self-fertile. Peach is deciduous and native to China. Learn more about Peach. Peach ‘Black Boy’ was imported from France into New Zealand in the early 20th century.