Introduction to the Origin and varieties of Loquat

Loquat, known as "the first fruit in spring", blossoms in late autumn and early winter, and ripens in spring and summer, earlier than most fruits. The golden flesh of loquat is coveted, and often eating loquat has the effect of promoting appetite and stabilizing blood pressure. At present, there are many loquat varieties that can be sold on the market, and the producing areas are also unevenly distributed. Let's learn about the producing areas and varieties of loquat, a nutritious fruit.

Loquat is mainly divided into six major producing areas in China, namely, Tangqi Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, Mengzi City, Yunnan Province, Dongshan Town, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Miyi County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, Putian City, Fujian Province, and Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou City. Of course, there are some medium-sized loquat planting sites in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and many other cities and counties. The main varieties of loquat are as follows:

1. Tangqi loquat

Tangqi loquat is a famous traditional characteristic fruit in Tangqi Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Its fruit develops and matures early, and it is a good fruit loved by consumers in the off-season in early summer. In addition, Tangqi loquat is beautiful in appearance, golden in color, thick in flesh, juicy and sweet, which is the best in the fruit. There are 18 varieties of pond loquat varieties in three categories: White sand, red seed and grass seed. At present, there are 5 main varieties: "soft strip Baisha", "Dahongpao", "Jiaojiao", "Yangdun" and "Baozhu", especially "soft strip Baisha", all of which belong to national treasure grade high quality varieties.

2. Putian Loquat

Putian loquat is one of the four famous fruits of Putian in Fujian, and it is also a geographical indication product in this region. It has a long history of cultivation. Putian loquat is famous for its extra-large fruit, gorgeous appearance, sweet meat, early maturity and resistance to storage and transportation. Changtai Town, the main producing area, is known as "the first township of loquat in China".

3. Mi Yi Loquat

Miyi loquat is produced in Miyi County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, the hometown of famous specialties in China. Miyi's dragon fruit, mango and loquat are all characteristic signs in the county. Among them, Miyi loquat is the earliest fresh fruit of all specialties in Miyi County. The fruit is golden and bright, the fruit is big and thick, the pulp is soft and refreshing, moderate sweet and sour, juicy and delicious, and it is called "the crown of fruit".

4. Yunxiao Loquat

Yunxiao loquat is known as "the first fruit of spring in southern Fujian". In recent years, Yunxiao County (Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province) introduced a new loquat variety "Zaozhong 6", which was bred by the cross between "Jiefang Zhong" and Japanese "Mori Zaosheng", which focused on the characteristics of early maturity, high quality and large fruit of the male parent. it can also mature 15 to 30 days earlier than ordinary varieties, and can be listed on the market every year during the Lantern Festival. This variety has the advantages of orange-red peel and flesh, delicate meat, rich aroma, more sweetness and less sour taste. In 1992, it was rated as "excellent variety of loquat" by the relevant departments of the province.

5. Luoyang green loquat

Huangyan Luoyang green loquat is the main variety of Huangyan at present, with a cultivated area of about 1300 hectares. Huangyan Luoyang green loquat has a fruit ripening period in mid-late May. Luoyang green loquat meat orange-red, meat coarse and dense, juicy, sweet and sour moderate, the most important reason is that its fruit is resistant to storage and transportation, the fruit is not only fresh, but also an excellent variety for processing.

6. Dawuxing loquat

Dawuxing loquat is a new high-quality large-fruit loquat variety bred by seed selection in Longquanyi District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province in 1978. It is named Dawuxing because of its large and deep five-star shape in its navel. Because of its excellent quality and large shape, it won the Silver Award at the Kunming World Horticultural Expo in 1999. at present, the market price of Longquan in Chengdu is 1-2 times higher than that of other high-quality varieties, so it has the reputation of the king of loquat.

Generally speaking, the varieties and producing areas of loquat are extremely rich, and each has its own characteristics. I believe that many friends have tasted the delicacy of loquat. So where do you think the loquat is the best? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.

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