Sha Hongtao, a wonderful work in the Kingdom of fresh Peach

Shahongtao is a new fresh peach variety selected by Zheng Deyou from Cangfang, Japan. It was approved by Shaanxi crop Variety approval Committee in 1999.

Variety characteristics of the tree posture is more erect, biennial branches brown, smooth, lenticels small, less; leaf long elliptic lanceolate, leaf blade large, 20-24 cm long, 5-7 cm wide, leaf margin obtusely serrated, leaf surface raised on both sides, flowers rose, single, pink, 4 cm in diameter, pollen, anther light red. The tree has strong growth, high germination rate, strong branching ability, mainly medium and long fruit branches, 2 years old can hang fruit, 6 years into the full fruit period, flower buds are full, self-pollination, natural fruit setting rate is high. The fruit is round, the two halves are symmetrical, the top of the fruit is flat and concave, the suture is obvious, the stem depression is narrow and deep, the fruit is very large, the average weight of a single fruit is about 280 grams, and the maximum weight of the fruit is 500 grams. The fruit is all red when ripe, with more than 90% rose-red face, short fluffy hair, thick pericarp, milky white pulp, crisp and hard pulp, fine meat, less fiber, sweet flavor and strong aroma. The pericarp is easy to peel off when it is ripe, with strong disease resistance and less insect pests.

The cultivation technique has a row spacing of 3 × 4 meters, 55 plants per mu, small crown pruning, crown height controlled at about 3 meters, and high yield. It can be irrigated three times a year, but instead of applying chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer can be applied again. The key point of fertilization should be 100 kg fruit, 6 kg phosphate fertilizer and 5 kg potash fertilizer. The time of fertilization is the best in winter and autumn. The application of fertilizer once a year and root loss at the same time ensures that all peach trees produce a large number of new capillaries in the water and fertilizer zone and absorb water and nutrients, which is the secret of full nutrition, exuberant energy and high yield year after year. Summing up the production practice over the past few years is: "serve trees underground and ask for money from space". Other fertilization, pruning and pest control are the same as ordinary peach trees.