Shatian pomelo is a medium-ripe variety, which blooms around April. After late October of 65438+ 10, the best harvest period is165438+1mid-October, although it has been listed around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Origin of Shatian pomelo:

Shatian pomelo is a native product of Rongxian County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It was first planted in Shatian Village, Rong County, Guangxi, so it was called Shatian Pomelo. As early as 1930s, it was exported to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Europe and America.

It has been extended to Jiang Xun, Longjiang, Gui Jiang, Lijiang and Hongshui River basins in Guangxi, and then introduced to Guangdong, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. 20 13 Guangxi has become the largest concentrated producing area of Shatian pomelo in China, with a planting area of several hundred thousand mu in the whole autonomous region.

What are the common Shatian pomelo?

1, Shatian pomelo in Rongxian County:

Shatian pomelo originated in Rong county and has been planted for more than two thousand years. The fruit has beautiful appearance, sweet taste and storage resistance. It is gourd-shaped and pear-shaped, with a short neck at the base. The bottom of the fruit often has a ring-shaped seal ring as big as ancient copper coins, with radial grooves inside, often called chrysanthemum bottom or money bottom.

Single fruit weight 1000 ~ 1500g, the fruit surface is golden yellow, the flesh is shrimp-like, juicy, crisp and sweet, 10 ripens in late June, and it is extremely resistant to storage. The fruit can be stored for 150 ~ 180 days, and the flavor is particularly good after storage, and there are treasures in the fruit.

2, Meizhou Shatian pomelo:

Meizhou Shatian Pomelo, also known as Meizhou Golden Pomelo, has a stout tree, 1 ~ 2-year-old branches, pear-shaped fruit or gourd-shaped fruit, with a single fruit weight of 500 ~1500g, crisp pulp, white or shrimp color, sweet taste and good quality. The edible rate of fruit is 40 ~ 60%, the fruit juice content is 30 ~ 40%, and the total acid content is 0.3 ~ 0.6 g and vitamin C 100 ~ 200 mg per 100 ml. The fruit ripens in early 10 to mid 10.

3, longevity Shatian pomelo:

Changshou Shatian pomelo has been cultivated in Changshou District for more than 100 years. 200 1 was rated as the famous brand product of China International Agricultural Expo, and won the honorary title of China Famous Fruit in 2006. In 2009, it was successfully registered as a geographical indication trademark of Changshou Shatian pomelo. The appearance, shape and color of the fruit are the same as those of Shatian pomelo in Guangxi, but the fruit is smaller than that of Shatian pomelo in Guangxi, and the average fruit weight is only about 750 grams.

4, Guilin Shatian pomelo:

Guilin Shatian pomelo was introduced to Rongxian Shatian pomelo. Its meat is tender, sweet and delicious, and rich in nutrition. Vitamin C is more than 20 times more than that of apples. Pomelo fruit is pear-shaped or heart-shaped, and it is bright yellow when mature. Generally, each grapefruit weighs 2 Jin. Its biggest feature is that the stem is like a neck, and there is a money-shaped ring at the bottom, which is called "money circle".