Tree pepper is a unique pollution-free and popular green food in Derong County. Generally, it blooms and bears fruit in March, picks green peppers in April and ripens in July. It can be picked continuously until 65438+February, and the yield per mu can generally reach 800 kg.
Derong tree pepper, also known as "tree sea pepper", is a specialty of Derong County, Sichuan Province and a landmark product of chinese national geography. This variety of tree pepper has thin pulp and strong spicy taste, which can stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen. It is rich in vitamin E, calcium, selenium, vitamin C and riboflavin, and has high health care and medical value. It was once used as Tibetan medicine.
Small trees formed by lignification of trunk, commonly known as "sea pepper", are perennial plants. Originally introduced from India with the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism, it was a primitive local pepper variety after long-term cultivation in the local special geographical location and climate environment. This variety is transplanted with seeds in the first year, and it blooms and bears fruit in that year. It can spend the winter in the wild, but it won't die in winter. Every spring, new buds can blossom and bear fruit. The height of the plant can reach several meters, the leaves are lanceolate, the fruit has short horns and a slightly sharp top, and the mature fruit is golden and bright. Its pepper paste is fine and spicy, which can stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen. It was once used as a Tibetan medicine, and its tree age can reach hundreds of years.
Derong County is located in the lower reaches of Jinsha River, and its unique geographical location and climatic conditions make it a specialty area of "Shuzi Sea Pepper". After thousands of years of genetic variation and long-term cultivation and breeding, it has become the original local pepper variety in this county. However, due to interest factors, in the hundreds of years before 2 1 century, the sea pepper of Shuzi only grew sporadically in the ravines of some local villages. In 2002, Derong County began to adjust the agricultural industrial structure. After a lot of research and scientific demonstration, Shuzi sea pepper is listed as one of the economic crops to be planted as a local specialty for local farmers who are suitable for planting Shuzi sea pepper. In 2003, many villagers in other towns and villages in Derong County also began to plant tree peppers, which reached 30 mu that year. In 2005, tree pepper came out of its glory and successfully sold in several surrounding county markets. The price of tree pepper began to rise from 3 yuan to 4 yuan dollars per kilogram. In May, 2006, in order to make the brand stronger, Derong Shujiao passed strict certification and obtained the protection of geographical indication products recognized by the State Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. Coupled with the continuous development of the surrounding sales market, Derong tree pepper with brand name began to rise tenaciously in the domestic market and exported to Shanghai, Guangzhou and other markets: the price of Derong tree pepper rose from 4 yuan per kilogram to 10 yuan in that year, so that each grower earned at least 20,000 yuan more. The rising market price of brand effect has brought sweetness to local tree pepper growers. From the initial reluctance to plant to sporadic planting, from sporadic planting to unwanted planting, and then to spontaneous planting, the scale of tree pepper planting began to develop rapidly in suitable local areas. In 2007, the planting scale of the county reached more than 200 mu, and the output reached about 75 tons, but the demand was still in short supply. In 2008, the planting scale of tree pepper in Derong County reached more than 750 mu. If the yield per mu is 750 kg, the yield of tree pepper in Derong County is about 562.5 tons. 20 10 tree pepper planting has formed a large scale in derong, and five townships in the county have successively established tree pepper planting bases. .
According to the Regulations on the Protection of Geographical Indications Products, AQSIQ organized a review of the application for the protection of geographical indications products of Derong tree pepper. After passing the examination, the geographical indication protection of Derong tree pepper was approved from April 26, 2006. .
Protected domain
The protection scope of geographical indication products of Derong tree pepper is subject to the scope proposed by People's 0 of Derong County, Sichuan Province "Description of Protected Planting Area of Derong tree pepper geographical indication products" (Defu [2005] 104), including Ziguang Township, Guxue Township, Quyagong Township, Rilong Township, Xu Long Township, Gongbo Township, Bari Township and Bendu Township of Derong County, Sichuan Province. .