Gejia Town, Wendeng, Shandong Province is located in the northeast of Shandong Peninsula, backed by the sacred mountain of Taoism, with beautiful scenery and superior natural conditions. It is recognized as one of the best producing areas of high-quality apples at home and abroad. From 65438 to 0999, the Red Fuji and Gala apples produced by Gejia Town were approved by China Green Food Development Center, allowing the use of "green food" quality certification trademarks. It has been successively rated as "China Apple Hometown", "National Horticultural Products Export Demonstration Zone", "National Pollution-free Agricultural Products (Fruits) Production Demonstration Base", "National Demonstration County of Superior Agricultural Products Industrial Belt Construction", "Key County of High-quality Apple Base in China", "Top Ten Pollution-free Fruit and Vegetable Counties in China", "Advanced County of Fruit and Vegetable Production in China", "948" Apple GAP Demonstration Base of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Tenth Five-Year Plan.
territorial scope
The geographical coordinates of Wendeng Apple Reserve are12143' 00 "~ north latitude12219' 00" ~ 3716' 00 ". Located in the east of Shandong Peninsula, it is adjacent to Kunyu Mountain in the west, Muping District and Rushan City in Yantai City, Huancui District in Weihai City in the north, Rongcheng City in the east and the Yellow Sea in the south. Covering 687 administrative villages in Wendeng 15 towns (offices) and development zones, starting from Zitou Village in Shidian in the north; East, the water is alone in Shichun; South to Zeku Qiandao Village; Ge Jia Town West Tanjiakou Village West.
Product quality characteristics
1. External sensory characteristics: Wendeng apple has a large fruit with regular shape, with an average fruit weight of 180 ~ 300g, and the maximum fruit weight can reach more than 400g. Most fruits are oblate, with a fruit shape index of about 0.8, and a few fruits are nearly round. Pedicels are thin, and a few pedicels have fleshy protrusions at the base. The peel is bright and clean, and the color is bright. The background color of ripe fruit is light yellow, with dark red or bright red clouds or stripes. The fruit is juicy and refreshing, the flesh is crisp and the flavor is fragrant. The first-class product rate of fruit size is above 78%, and the first-class product rate of fruit surface color is above 80%, which is resistant to storage. 2. Internal quality index: the flesh is yellow and white, the meat is dense, crisp and juicy. Sweet and sour, rich in flavor, without astringency and excellent in quality. The soluble solid content of fruit 12.3% ~ 15.0%, titratable acid content 0.2% ~ 0.4%, fruit hardness 8.60 ~ 10.89 kg/cm2. Very resistant to storage and transportation, and can be preserved until April and May of the following year. Safety requirements: The hygienic index of Wendeng apple meets the standard of green food.