Asbestos loquat: it is the only way for old trees to grow rich with new flowers.

The planting history of loquat in China can be traced back to the first century BC. In the Song Dynasty, Song Qi once wrote a poem saying: "there is fruit in Xishu, making Hualing early and cold." The foliage of the tree is Jasper, and the golden pill is folded. You can't even send the earth, but you can't even send it. " Thus it can be seen that loquat produced in Sichuan at that time has been loved by people. In the late last century, with the continuous textual research of plant experts and researchers, it was basically determined that the asbestos area in the middle part of the Dadu River Basin in the southeast of Gongga Mountain was the origin center of common loquat. At present, more than 16,000 wild loquat trees have been found in asbestos, of which more than 150 old trees are mainly distributed in the area with an elevation of 780m and 1700m above sea level on both sides of the Dadu River and Nanya River.

The old trees are still in bloom

In the Huangjia compound of Group 6 in Laojie Community, Xinmian Town, Shimian County, there is an ancient loquat tree with a height of 18 meters and a shaded area of about 35 square meters. According to its owner Zhu Faxiu, this loquat tree has been more than 200 years old, but it still grows healthily. It blossoms in late autumn and early winter every year, and its fruit ripens in the middle and late May of the following year.

It is understood that the edible value of this ancient loquat tree is not high, but the antitussive effect of its fruit is still very effective. A few years ago, Zhu Faxiu, the owner of the tree, had a bad cold and coughed for more than a week, so he picked two jin of loquat to drink with rock candy. Unexpectedly, after taking it for two days, the cough was cured. Up to now, if the neighbors have a cold and cough, they will go to her house to pick Loquat-Shaped Cake, loquat flowers or fried water with loquat leaves.

"this tree has been with me for more than 50 years, and now I will try my best to protect it and give it a better growing environment. I also hope that my descendants can protect it as well as I do. " Standing under the tree, Zhu Faxiu said to the reporter.

New fruit helps to increase farmers' income

Zhu Xiaomin, 52, is from Wax Village, Fengle Township, Shimian County. In her fruit forest, there are two recognized "cash trees" in the neighborhood. "in 2015, I sold the fruit from these two trees alone for more than 10,000 yuan!" Zhu Xiaomin, who is picking loquat in her own fruit forest, said to the reporter.

In 2003, Zhu Xiaomin began to plant loquat. In the first year, she planted a total of 50 seedlings, including these two "cash trees". "at first, I didn't know how to grow, so I did what other people did. Later, the government sent technicians to teach us planting techniques, and I also read some books and TV about planting techniques myself, and slowly the output began to rise. "

It is understood that this year, Zhu Xiaomin has planted a total of more than 150 loquat trees. Because her fruit trees are properly managed and of good quality, her loquat trees have a good price, and they can bring about 40,000 yuan of income every year through planting loquat. In this regard, Zhu Xiaomin felt very satisfied. "with the loquat market getting better and better in recent years, our income is getting higher and higher, and this life is getting happier and happier."