When do Gansu cherries generally ripen?

Cherries are a very delicious fruit, and they are distributed in China's Liaoning, Anhui, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. So, when do Gansu cherries ripen?

1. When do Gansu cherries ripen?

Gansu cherries generally ripen in May—June, but because there are many cherry-growing areas in Gansu, the ripening time varies somewhat. For example, cherries from the Cheng County area generally ripen in early May, cherries from the Tianshui area generally ripen in late May, and cherries from the Pingliang area generally ripen in early June.

2. About the ripening times of cherries in various places

February is basically the global gap period for cherries. In mid-March, Dalian greenhouse cherries ripen. In mid-to-late April, Yantai greenhouse cherries ripen. In early May, open-field cherries in the south begin to ripen. In mid-to-late May, open-field cherries in Yantai begin to ripen. In early June, open-field cherries in Dalian begin to ripen. Generally by early July, domestic cherries are basically all finished. In August-September, American and Canadian cherries ripen. In November, Chilean cherries ripen. In December, Australian, Tasmanian in Australia, and New Zealand cherries begin to ripen.

3. The benefits and effects of cherries

1. Anti-anemia

Cherries have a high iron content, with as much as 5.9 mg of iron per 100 grams of cherries, ranking first among various fruits. Iron is the raw material for synthesizing human hemoglobin and myoglobin. Regularly eating cherries can supplement the body's need for iron, promote hemoglobin regeneration, and can both prevent and treat iron-deficiency anemia and strengthen the body, improve brain function and intelligence.

2. Preventing and treating measles

When measles is prevalent, giving children cherry juice can prevent infection. Cherry kernels are pungent in taste and neutral in nature, and have the effects of inducing sweating, promoting rash eruption, and detoxifying.

3. Dispelling wind and overcoming dampness

Cherries are warm and hot in nature and also have the function of tonifying the middle and boosting qi. They can dispel wind and remove dampness, and have a good effect on rheumatic waist and leg pain. Cherry tree roots also have a strong deworming and insect-killing effect, and can expel and kill roundworms, pinworms, tapeworms, and so on.

Gansu cherries are large and sweet, and among them, Tianshui cherries are especially high quality. Friends nearby can go to orchards that allow picking during the cherry ripening season to pick and taste them themselves.