Distribution of producing area of Prunus mume

Chimonanthus, alias Chimonanthus, etc., is a deciduous shrub of the Chimonanthus family. It is native to central China and is sexually fond of sunlight, but it is also slightly shade-resistant, cold-resistant and drought-resistant. It is said that the quality of the soil is not strict, but it is appropriate to take a good drainage of light loam soil. Let's take a look at the producing area distribution of Lamei.

Distribution of producing area of Prunus mume

Lamei is wild in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces. Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces are cultivated and born in mountain forests. Japan, Korea, Europe and America have been introduced and cultivated.

The environment of producing area of Lamei

Wax plum like sunshine, can withstand shade, cold, drought, avoid waterlogging. Wax plum blossoms proudly open in frost and snow cold weather, yellow like wax, strong fragrance to the nostrils, is the main ornamental flowers and trees in winter, afraid of the wind, more cold-resistant, can safely survive the winter when not less than-15 ℃, can be cultivated in the south of Beijing, florescence meets-10 ℃ low temperature, flowers suffer frost injury, good growth in deep, fertile, loose, well-drained slightly acidic sandy loam, and poor growth in saline-alkali soil.

Lamei has strong drought tolerance and fear of waterlogging, so it is not suitable to be cultivated in low-lying land, with strong growth potential, exuberant branches, easy sprouting, pruning tolerance, easy shaping, first flowering and then leaves, flowering from November to March of the following year, and mature from July to August.

The hometown of Lamei in China

1. Chanling Chimonanthus: the Chiming Chimonanthus produced in Mianling County, Henan Province, is known as "Chiming Chimonanthus crowned all over the world". "A cup of wine in the month of Mei Kai Lan, Chiming Wintersweet crowns the world." This is the praise of the Shang Shu of the Ministry of punishment during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and the poet Wang Shizhen. The phrase "Chiming Chimonanthus crowns the world" is famous and well-known in the north and south of the motherland and up and down the Yellow River.

2. Beibei Lamei: Jingguan Town, Beibei District, Chongqing has a cultivation history of more than 500 years, with an area of more than 20,000 mu. It is the largest cultivated area, the richest variety resources, the largest flower diameter, the thickest flower fragrance, the most colorful flowers and the densest flowers in China. In November 2011, at the Seventh China Flower Industry Forum, Jingguan Town, Beibei District, was rated as "the hometown of Chinese Prunus mume". It has become the only township in the country that has won the title of "hometown of Chinese Lamei".