"Chinese famous Fruit" Wushan crisp Plum has been planted for how many years? When will the harvest be ripe? How much is the market price per jin?

Wushan crisp plum, also known as Wushan plum, was planted in the Tang and Song dynasties, and its products are exported to Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei and other places. So when will Wushan crisp plums be ripe for picking? How much is the market price per jin? According to the data of Rosaceae, there was economic yield in the third year after planting in Wushan crisp plum, and entered the full fruiting period in 4 ~ 5 years. After entering the full fruiting stage, the yield of each plant can reach more than 100kg under the level of natural management. In the hilly valley along the Yangtze River in Wushan, Chongqing, Wushan crisp plum sprouted at the end of February, budded at the beginning of March, bloomed at the beginning of March, bloomed at the beginning of March, blossomed on March 8, and flowered at the end of March.

Yesterday (28th), the second Wushan crisp plum picking season also officially opened in Ganyuan Village, Quzhi Township, Wushan County, Chongqing. On the tree, the plum covered with "salt frost" shines silvery in the sunlight. Under the tree, tourists are crowded to pick plums, which is a lively scene.

"Wushan crispy plum has dense pulp, juicy flavor, crisp and tender texture, sweet and sour palatability." At the scene of the event, the relevant person in charge of the Wushan County Committee of Agriculture said that Wushan crisp plum is also known as "edible cosmetics" because it is rich in vitamins and a variety of amino acids, has a high content of antioxidants, and has the effect of beautifying and moisturizing the skin.

In the courtyard of Wang Jiaquan, a villager of Quanfa Village, Quzhi Township, Wushan County, six or seven people sat on stools, skillfully picked crispy plums and put them into different baskets according to their size.

"every year when the migrant workers return to their hometown to sell plums, they can have an extra income of tens of thousands of yuan." Wang Jiaquan revealed that when these crispy plums are picked home, the villagers will select large, medium and small fruits according to specifications, pack and price them separately, and then sell them. Because of their high quality, there is no need to worry about their own sales of crispy plums. The market price can be sold at about 25 yuan per jin.

In order to open up a "big market", "small fruit" requires not only market recognition and environmental adaptation, but also the active help of the Wushan county government.

According to reports, in recent years, Wushan County has taken the development of crisp plum cultivation as an important starting point to promote farmers to shake off poverty and become rich, and adhere to large-scale cultivation. According to the inspection and analysis report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the suitable planting scope and scale of crisp plum were delineated.

Every year, Wushan County integrates more than 100 million yuan to support the development of crispy plum industry, and insists on increasing by more than 10% year by year.

At the same time, the Wushan crisp plum research and development center was set up to carry out the research and development of Wushan crisp plum varieties.

With the joint efforts of Wushan county party committee, county government, association, fruit growers and fruit merchants, Wushan crisp plum was successfully registered as a Chinese geographical indication trademark in 2016, and has been awarded as "Chinese famous fruit", "national high-quality plum gold award", "geographical indication trademark of agricultural products" and the top ten regional public brands of agricultural products in Chongqing. Wushan County was honored as "the hometown of crispy plums in China" and "National High-quality Plum production Base County".

It is reported that in 2017, the planting area of Wushan crisp plum reached 200000 mu, with an annual output of 80, 000 tons and an output value of 800 million yuan. this year's output is expected to reach 100000 tons, with an output value of 1 billion yuan, and the brand valuation is expected to reach 2 billion.

It is reported that in the next step, Wushan will also introduce support policies to introduce a number of powerful agriculture-related enterprises to invest in Wushan, develop high value-added products, push the Wushan crisp plum industrial chain in depth, and really pry up the "big market."