Which fruit tree varieties are suitable for planting in Sichuan?

SummaryThe fruit trees suitable for planting in Sichuan include loquat trees, grapevines, orange trees, persimmon trees, pear trees, lemon trees, walnut trees, peach trees, kiwifruit vines, honey peach trees, navel orange trees, and so on. Among the fruits it abundantly produces, the more famous ones include kiwifruit from Dujiangyan, lemons and navel oranges from Meishan, and snow pears from Cangxi.

Lemon trees, walnut trees, peach trees, loquat trees, grapevines, orange trees, persimmon trees, pear trees, kiwifruit vines, and so on are all relatively common fruit trees in Sichuan, while the fruits Sichuan abundantly produces include kiwifruit, loquat, lemon, snow pear, honey peach, navel orange, etc. The more famous ones include Cangxi, which abundantly produces snow pear trees, Dujiangyan, which abundantly produces kiwifruit vines, and Meishan, which abundantly produces lemons and navel oranges.

I. Orange tree

The orange tree is a type of evergreen tree. It generally blooms in early summer, with white flowers, and bears fruit in late autumn. The fruit tastes sweet and sour, and its peel can be used as medicine.

II. Lemon tree

The lemon tree blooms all year round and carries a rich floral fragrance. Its leaves are relatively small, oblong-elliptic, with fine serrations along the leaf margins. The fruit ripens in autumn and winter, is oval or oblong-elliptic, and the flesh tastes extremely sour. The juice is citric acid, and the peel is yellow and can be used to extract lemon oil.

III. Pear tree

1. The pear tree is a type of deciduous tree. The plant is about 4-10 m tall, the bark is grayish brown, and the young branches are dark brown. The leaves are alternate, elliptic-ovate, about 2-5 cm wide and about 4-11 cm long, and the petiole is about 2-5 cm long. The flowers are white, about 2-3.3 cm in diameter, open before the leaves, and number about 8-10. The pedicel is about 1-2.5 cm long, and there are 5 petals, obovate. The calyx has 5 lobes, the lobes are lanceolate and densely pubescent, the stamens are relatively numerous, and there are about 2-3 styles.

2. The fruit is spherical, 0.6-1.6 cm in diameter, brown with white spots. The flowering period of the pear tree is April-May, and the fruiting period is around October. It often grows wild by roadsides, at the foot of mountains, in open countryside, by roadsides, and so on. It is relatively widely distributed in our country, such as Jiangxi, Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Liaoning, Gansu, Anhui, Shanxi, Shandong, and so on.

IV. Peach tree

1. The peach tree is a type of tree. The plant is about 3-8 m tall, the bark is dark reddish brown, and the branchlets are relatively slender, hairless, green and glossy. The winter buds are conical, and the leaves are long rounded-lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 2-3.5 cm wide and 7-15 cm long, with coarse and fine serrations along the base leaf margins. The petiole is relatively stout, about 1-2 cm long.

2. The flowers are solitary, open before the leaves, about 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, with a campanulate hypanthium that is green with red spots. The sepals are oblong, the petals are elliptic and pink, rarely white, the stamens number about 20-30, and the anthers are crimson.

V. Persimmon tree

The persimmon tree is a type of large deciduous tree. The plant is more than 10-14 m tall, the diameter at breast height is about 65 cm, and the bark is grayish black or yellowish grayish brown. The crown is long and spherical, and the branches spread out, are green to brown, and hairless. The leaves are nearly circular, the petiole is about 8-20 mm long, and the pedicel is about 3 mm long. The fruit shape is spherical, and the seeds are elliptic, laterally flattened, and brown. The fruit stalk is relatively stout, about 6-12 mm long. The flowering period is generally May-June, and the fruiting period is September-October.

VI. Walnut tree

1. The walnut tree is native to Central Asia and is widely planted in our country. Generally, artificially improved varieties are selected for planting, so that the walnuts produced have higher yield and thinner shells, namely paper-shell walnuts.

2. Wild iron walnuts are relatively large, with thick shells and more oil, and taste very fragrant. They are suitable for growing in loose, fertile, warm-climate environments with applications. Walnut trees can serve as shelterbelts for road greening, and walnut shells can also be processed into artworks. They are one of the “four major nuts” on the international market.