How to reproduce Chinese chestnut

Chinese chestnut originated in China, is one of the famous nuts in the early stage of eating in China, and its annual output ranks first in the world. After stir-frying, its meat is fine, sweet and palatable, and it is very popular. So how do you propagate Chinese chestnut?

First, how to reproduce Chinese chestnut

The seeds of Chinese chestnut are relatively large, and they fall to the ground by their own gravity without the help of the media. After the fruit of Chinese chestnut is ripe, the seed will fall to the ground from the cracked shell, and it will germinate and grow naturally under the condition of suitable temperature and humidity.

II. Classification of Chinese chestnut varieties

There are many varieties of Chinese chestnut in China. According to the statistics of relevant departments, there are more than 300 local varieties. According to the producing area, Chinese chestnut is generally divided into two types: northern chestnut and southern chestnut. Northern chestnut is mostly used for stir-frying, while southern chestnut is used for cooking.

1. Northern chestnut

It is mainly distributed in the Yanshan and Taihang Mountains and their adjacent areas in North China. Including Hebei, Beijing, northern Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu and northern Jiangsu. Its characteristic is that the fruit shape is small, the average weight of a single grain is about 10 grams; the meat is waxy, and the sugar content is as high as 20%; the pulp contains low starch content and high protein content; the pericarp is dark and shiny; the fragrance is strong, and the astringent skin is easy to peel off, which is suitable for stir-frying chestnuts.

two。 Southern chestnut

Mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, southern Henan. In this area, high temperature and rainy, chestnut shape is large, the average weight of a single grain is about 15 grams, the maximum can reach 25 grams, but the sugar content is low, the starch content is high, and the meat quality is partial to japonica, so it is often used as vegetable chestnut. There are many varieties of Chinese chestnut in the north and south of China, and there are differences in the characteristics and characteristics of variety groups between the south and the north. In general, the quality of the southern variety group is not as good as that of the northern variety, and the meat is partial to japonica, which is suitable for cooking, also known as Chinese chestnut.

Hebei is rich in chestnut resources, and its export volume ranks first in the country. Yanshan Mountains, such as Qianxi, Zunhua and Xinglong, are important export bases of Chinese chestnut in China. The products are of good quality at home and abroad, especially in Japan, which is known as "Tianjin Castanea mollissima". Loved by the Japanese people.