There are not many producing areas of sugar oranges, so planting sugar oranges requires certain geographical and climatic conditions.
So where is the specialty of sugar orange, and where is the distribution range of sugar orange?
Where is the specialty of sugar orange?
Sugar orange, also known as sugar orange, originated in Mayang Miao Autonomous County, Hunan Province. According to the principle of genetics, sugar orange is a seedling variation of Mayang "orange". In order to distinguish similar varieties introduced and cultivated in different places, it was named Mayang sugar orange as a national geographical indication product.
Hunan Mayang has excellent agricultural production conditions. Mayang citrus was famous in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sugar orange is welcomed by the market for its excellent variety, rich and sweet taste, thin skin without stuffing and crisp meat.
It is a variety of local common sweet orange, widely cultivated in Hunan, and also cultivated in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong.
Distribution range of sugar orange origin
Originated in Qianyang County (now hongjiang city), Hunan Province, it has been cultivated in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong.
1, Mayang, Hunan
Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Huaihua, Hunan Province, which enjoys the "hometown of longevity" and "hometown of sugar oranges", is the main producing area of sugar oranges.
Mayang county has a mild climate and four distinct seasons. The unique soil and climate conditions gave birth to Mayang's unique scenic fairy fruit-sugar orange, which made Mayang's unique quality and distinctive local characteristics.
2. Hongjiang, Hunan
Hongjiang city is the origin of sugar oranges, and is known as "key county (city) of high-quality citrus base" and "city (county) of sugar oranges". The selected Qianyang sugar orange was named "Orange in Orange" because of its crisp fruit and sweet fruit like rock candy. Now the promotion area of sugar orange in China exceeds 6.5438+0 million mu.
At present, hongjiang city has cultivated 203,000 mu of Qianyang sugar orange, mainly distributed in towns and villages such as Qiancheng, Yanlong, Jiangshi, Anjiang and Shawan, with an annual output of more than 300,000 tons and an annual output value of 984 million yuan.
Qianyang Tangju won the National Science Conference Award, the National and Provincial Agricultural Fair Gold Award for many times, and was awarded the title of "China Famous Fruit" by the Fruit Association. It has successively won the "Gold Award for Geographical Indication Products of the Year", the title of top ten public brands in agricultural areas in Hunan Province and the title of top 100 public brands in agricultural areas. Academician Yuan Longping personally spoke for Qianyang Sugar Orange.
3. Huaning in Yunnan
Huaning is a famous fruit base county in the province and has the reputation of "hometown of oranges".
Anyone who has been to Huaning will be intoxicated by the sight of orange blossoms and golden orange orchards.
Huaning's "Qiulang" citrus is famous all over the country for its early maturity, high yield and high quality.
Its maturity is from August to March of the following year, 40-50 days earlier than that of citrus from other provinces. This kind of fruit not only has good color, fragrance and taste, but also has refreshing juice and strong orange flavor. It also contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements, and is rich in nutrition.
Early-maturing tangerine, sweet orange, navel orange, seedless Jincheng orange, sugar orange and other varieties are deeply loved by consumers because of their large fruit, neat fruit shape, smooth fruit surface, thin skin, slag removal, tender pulp, rich aroma and excellent quality.
The planting area of "Qiulang" citrus in the county is 35,000 mu, with an output of more than 20,000 tons and an output value of 30 million yuan.
"Qiulang" citrus won the gold medal in the first and second agricultural fairs respectively for its unique characteristics and superior quality, and was awarded the title of "Quality Fruit in Yunnan Province". Its products sell well inside and outside the province and are favored by consumers.
4. Yongxing County, Hunan Province
Tangju is a special fruit introduced from Mayang, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. Yongxing Tangju is a good fruit with thin skin and few stones, crisp juice, strong taste and sweet and refreshing taste. It is a good fruit for nourishing health, moistening lung and protecting soil in autumn and winter.
Tested by the Citrus and Seedling Quality Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, its soluble solid content is 13.5%, its total sugar content is 12. 1 1%, its edible rate is over 73%, and its vitamin C content is 59.7mg/ 100ml.
Yongxing sugar orange has a long history of planting. After careful cultivation and seed selection by various personnel, excellent sugar oranges were screened out.
Where is the specialty of sugar orange? Here is to introduce the distribution scope of sugar orange for everyone. Sugar oranges sell well in more than 20 large and medium-sized cities in China, and are exported to Singapore, Vietnam, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions, which are deeply loved by consumers.