Distribution of plum producing area

Plum is native to southern China and is a special fruit tree in the subtropics. It has been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. It has been cultivated in all parts of our country, with the most producing areas in the provinces south of the Yangtze River Basin, and a few varieties in northern Jiangsu and southern Henan. Some varieties have been successfully introduced in North China. Let's take a look at the distribution of plum producing areas.

Distribution of plum producing area

Plums are widely distributed in China, ranging from the south of the Yellow River basin to the coast of Guangdong in the north, Xizang Bomi in the west and Taiwan Island in the east. There are cultivated or wild species in 18 provinces (cities and regions). Guangdong, Taiwan, Guangxi, Fujian develop rapidly, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces and cities are also cultivated in a large area.

The producing environment of plum

Plums like warm climatic conditions. According to the regional air temperature of fruit plum cultivation in China, the annual average temperature can be cultivated in areas with an annual average temperature of 12-23 ℃, and the soil requirements are not strict, regardless of plain and mountain areas, acid and alkaline land can be planted, but the hilly slopes with a slope of less than 30 ℃ are the most suitable for cultivation, and the south or east-west slope should be selected.

The hometown of Chinese plums

1. Eryuan plum: among the many forest and fruit cash crops produced in Eryuan County, Dali, Yunnan, plum is the most famous, known as the hometown of plum. Eryuan plum is of high quality, beautiful color, containing a variety of vitamins, organic acids, thick meat, small core, crisp and delicious. It is not only a summer fruit for relieving thirst, but also a pharmaceutical raw material widely used in medical treatment. Eryuan plum is a geographical indication protection product.

2. Dachuan Wumei: Dachuan District, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province is the primary resource of "Wumei". The original Wumei is pure and the variety is excellent, and it is the national standard variety of Wumei GAP. Its effective ingredient citron content is 29.4%, which is nearly double the standard of Pharmacopoeia, ranking first in the country. In October 2014, the China Economic Forestry Association officially issued a document, naming Dachuan District as the hometown of China's Wumei.