Producing area and variety of longan

Longan is what we often call longan, fresh longan, everyone will be used to call it longan, taste sweet, high nutritional value, sales on the market has been high. So today, the editor will tell you about the origin and several common varieties of longan.

Where is the origin of longan?

Longan originated in southern China in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan provinces (regions), in addition, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces also have small-scale cultivation. Among them, the longan grown in Putian, Fujian Province, China is the most famous and of the best quality.

2. Six common varieties of longan

1. Chuliang Longan

Chuliang longan is a variety of longan, is a famous rare and excellent variety of longan, is considered by farmers to be the preferred variety of longan, the recognition degree is 100%. Its tree potential is medium, the crown is round or semicircular head-shaped, the bark of branches is rough, the branches are many, the leaves are dark green lanceolate, the fruit is large, small and coarse, early bearing and high yield.

2. Gushan No.2 Longan

Gushan No.2 longan mother tree comes from Gushan, Beiyang Village, Yunlu Town, Jiedong County, Guangdong Province. The flesh is milky white, the flesh is easy to leave the core, the meat is crisp and sweet. The edible rate of fruit is 70%, the fruit juice contains 20% soluble solids, and the quality is high. The seeds are medium-sized.

3. Shek Kip Longan

Referred to as Shixia, alias ten leaves, crispy meat, stone balls, etc., is a variety of longan. It is one of the best varieties of fresh food with a long history of cultivation. In the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong Province, this variety matures in the early and middle of August and is an early-maturing variety.

4. Wide eyes

The shell is medium thick, reddish brown, easy to peel; the pulp is thick, waxy white, translucent, does not flow juice when shelled, the meat is crisp, the taste is sweet, and the fresh food has a unique flavor; the kernel is medium, and the edible part accounts for 70.8% of the total fruit weight; it is of high quality and is an excellent variety for fresh food.

5. Chuliang Longan

Chuliang longan is a variety of longan, which originated in Chuliang Village, Boundary Town, Gaozhou City, Guangdong Province. It is a famous, rare and excellent variety of longan. It is considered by farmers to be the preferred variety of longan, with a recognition degree of 100%. The fruit has a large kernel, small and coarse, and bears a lot of fruit early.

6. Big black round longan

Dawu round longan fruit top is round, the fruit shoulder shrugs slightly, the fruit is large, the average weight of a single fruit is 15-20 grams, up to 31 grams, is the largest longan variety in China. It is easy to leave the nucleus, the meat is thick, the meat is crisp, the sweetness is light, and the quality is medium. The edible rate is 74.3%. The seeds are brownish black, glossy and globose.

Longan is more suitable for cultivation in the tropics. It originates in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan provinces, and is now cultivated in several other tropical provinces. The above editor has introduced to you a total of six common longan varieties, which ones have you eaten?

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