When is the cherry ripening season in Xichang?

Xichang cherries generally ripen in April-May each year, with prices ranging from 20-60 yuan. Cherries that are generally dull in color and smaller in size cost around 25 yuan per jin; plump, brightly colored cherries can sell for 35-60 yuan per jin. Besides Xichang cherries, cherries from these places in our country are also renowned.

Cherries from various places in our country

1. Yantai Large Cherry

Yantai Large Cherry, a specialty of Yantai City, Shandong Province, is a China National Geographical Indication product. It is the earliest fruit to hit the market in spring, and is known as a “treasure among fruits” for its bright color, crystal clarity, sweet and delicious taste, and rich nutrition, possessing extremely high nutritional and commercial value.

2. Gansu Red Honey

This variety has a whole growth period of about 95 days, sown from early April to early May, with a row spacing of 2.0 m, a plant spacing of 0.6 m, and about 1100 plants per mu, trained to two vines, with generally 1 fruit retained per plant. It is suitable for planting in Minqin, Jingtai, Jinta and other places in Gansu Province.

3. Jiangsu Early Red

Early Red ripens relatively early, reaching maturity around June; when fully ripe it is red, with deep red juice, relatively thick and tough flesh, fine and dense texture, and high firmness. It is mainly produced in the Dongting Mountain area of Jiangsu, and this variety has characteristics such as drought tolerance, tolerance to poor soil, disease and pest resistance, moisture tolerance, cold tolerance, and saline-alkali tolerance.

4. Dalian and Yantai Napoleon

This variety was introduced to Yantai, Shandong from Incheon, Korea in the early 1880s, and is currently one of the main cultivated varieties in Yantai, Dalian and other places. It ripens in mid-June in Yantai and early June in the central-southern Shandong region. When it rains at maturity, the fruit tends to crack.