How much is the price of pepper?

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a deciduous shrub or small tree of Rutaceae and Zanthoxylum bungeanum. It can be planted alone and can be used as a protective thorn hedge. Its pericarp can be used as seasoning, aromatic oil can be extracted, seeds can be used as medicine, and it can also be processed to make soap. Let's take a look at the variety classification and market price of Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

Market price of Chinese prickly ash

The price of seedless new pepper is about 30 yuan per jin, and the old pepper with many seeds is about 20 yuan per jin.

Variety Classification of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

The main species of Zanthoxylum originated in China are as follows:

1. Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Zanthoxylum bungeanum, also known as Qinjiao, Fengjiao, Shu Pepper for short, is widely cultivated and has the highest economic value in China, almost all over the country. Branches with prickles, how broad and flat the base of prickles. Leaflets often 5-9, ovate, ovate moment round to ovoid, margin with fine obtuse teeth. Inflorescences terminal. Fruit follicles, globose, densely verrucous glandular spots on the surface, light red to purplish red after maturity. The flowering period is from April to May and the fruiting period is from June to October.

2. Wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum: it is one of the main kinds of pepper skin, and its use is the same as that of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, but its taste is slightly poor. Mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River and North China mountain shrubs, mostly wild, rare cultivation. Branches with prickles and white lenticels. Leaflets often 5-9, ovate-orbicular or ovate-shaped, stalk very short almost sessile, margin with fine obtuse teeth. The flowering period is from March to May and the fruiting period is from June to August.

3. Sichuan-Shaanxi Zanthoxylum bungeanum: also called Dajin Zanthoxylum bungeanum. This species can be used as the rootstock of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, the pericarp can extract aromatic oil, and the seeds can also extract oil. Distributed in the south of Gansu and Shaanxi provinces and the north of Sichuan. Branches with prickles, prickles extending, base enlarged. The leaflets are often 11-17, Obovate or obliquely ovate, asymmetrical on both sides, with fine obtuse teeth on the upper margin. Inflorescences axillary or terminal. The glands on the surface of follicles are raised and purplish red after maturity. The flowering period is from April to May and the fruiting period is from June to August.

4. Bamboo leaf prickly ash: referred to as bamboo leaf pepper. The use is the same as that of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, but the pericarp has a strong sesame flavor and a slightly poor flavor. Mainly distributed in the southwest, East China, Central China and North China, there are a small amount of cultivation in the mountains, or used as pepper rootstock. Evergreen or semi-evergreen, branches with flat base and slightly curved tip prickles. Leaflets 3-9, lanceolate to ovate-oblong, margin sparsely shallowly toothed or subentire. Inflorescences axillary. The fruit of the oyster is small, with obvious verrucous spots on the surface, red to purplish red after maturity, flowering from April to June and fruiting from July to September.

5. Green pepper: also known as cliff pepper, wild pepper, pepper son, referred to as green pepper. The use is the same as that of Chinese pepper. Distributed in most provinces (autonomous regions) in the north and south of the Yellow River. Branches with acicular prickles. Leaflets 11-21, lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Inflorescences broad and terminal. The follicles have a short beak tip at the apex, the surface glands are not very protruding, grayish green to brownish green after maturity, rarely purplish red, flowering from June to August and fruiting from September to November.

6. Rattan pepper: also known as oil pepper and fragrant pepper seed. It has the same use as Zanthoxylum bungeanum, but is mainly used for frying oil. It is mainly distributed in Hanyuan, Leshan, Meishan, Hongya, Emeishan and other places in Sichuan Province. It germinated in late February and germinated in early March. As for the time of germination, it is related to soil conditions and tree strength. Rattan pepper matures and goes on the market from mid-late July to early August, with a mature period of about 130 days. The rattan pepper tree is three to nine feet high, the trees are dark gray, spiny, glabrous, single compound leaves, flowers are small and many, its fruit oil is more glossy, its flavor is fragrant and volatile, and the taste is spicy.

Fine varieties of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Zanthoxylum bungeanum has a long history of cultivation in China, with wide distribution, complex variation and diverse ecological types. After long-term natural selection and artificial breeding, more than 60 cultivated varieties and types have been formed. At present, the main representative cultivated varieties in production are:

1. Dahongpao: also known as big red pepper, lion head, pimple pepper, is the most cultivated, a wide range of excellent varieties. In the full fruit stage, the tree is 3-5 meters high, the tree is vigorous, the tree grows rapidly, the branch angle is small, the tree posture is half-open, and the crown is semicircular. The current year's new shoots are red, the annual branches are purplish brown, and the perennial branches are grayish brown. The prickle base is broad and thick, the apex is acuminate, the leaf is widely oval, the leaf color is dark green, the leaf is thick and shiny, and the surface is smooth. The mature fruit is bright red from mid-August to early September, with obvious verrucous glands protruding on the surface, short stalk, compact ear, large fruit particles, 5mm in diameter, about 85 grams in 1000-grain weight, ripe fruit easy to crack, short harvest time, sun-dried pericarp is dark red, strong hemp flavor, high quality, generally 4-5 kg fresh fruit can be dried into 1 kg dried pepper skin. Dahongpao Zanthoxylum bungeanum has high yield and likes fertilizer and drought resistance, but it is not resistant to moisture and cold. It is suitable for cultivation on terraces, terraces, slopes and valleys in arid mountain and hilly areas at an altitude of 300-1800 meters. Widely cultivated in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other provinces, and formed many different ecological types.

2. Big red pepper: also known as oil pepper, Erhongpao, bisexual and so on. This variety has a height of 2.5 to 4.5 meters in full fruit stage, a large branching angle, an open tree posture, a moderate tree potential and a round crown. The new shoots of the current year are green, the annual branches are brownish green, the perennial branches are grayish brown, the prickles are broad and flat at the base, the tip is short and obtuse, and often fall off from the base with the increase of branch age. The leaf is broad, the ovate moment is round, the leaf color is large, the red robe is shallow, and the surface is smooth. The fruit matured around the middle of September, red when ripe, with oily luster, obvious verrucous glands on the surface, loose ear, longer and thicker stalk, medium and uniform fruit granule size, 4.5-5.0 mm in diameter, and 1000-grain weight of fresh fruit about 70 grams. After drying, the peel is sauce red, the pericarp is thick, with strong hemp flavor, and the quality is high. Generally 3.5kg to 4.0kg fresh fruit can be basked in 1kg dried pepper skin. Big red pepper has high yield, strong yield stability, like fertilizer and moisture resistance, and strong stress resistance. it is suitable to be planted in arid mountainous area, Chuantai area and four sides of 1300-1700m above sea level. It is more cultivated in the provinces of northwest and North China.