What plant is Ougan? Get to know this distinctive citrus

Many friends have probably heard the word Ougan, but they do not have a clear idea of it, not knowing whether it is a plant or a fruit or something else. So what plant is Ougan?

1. What plant is Ougan

Ougan is the name of a fruit. Ougan is a specialty of Ouhai District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is rich in nutritional value, and its taste is lightly sweet, juicy and delicious.

2. Ougan cultivation conditions

1. Soil

Below 300 m altitude, the soil type is paddy soil or red soil, and the soil has a relatively high organic matter content.

2. Seedling raising and orchard establishment

1) Seedlings: collect scions from superior Ougan mother trees, and choose trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) and Zhuluan as rootstocks for grafting propagation.

2) Orchard establishment: for flatland planting, mounds should be built for planting, and the planting density should be less than 1600 plants/hectare; for mountain planting, level terraces should be built, and the terrace surface width should be more than 3 m.

3. Cultivation and management techniques

1) Fertilization management: mainly organic fertilizer, supplemented with inorganic fertilizer, applying no less than 30 tons/hectare of high-quality organic fertilizer each year.

2) Shaping and pruning: the tree form adopts the natural open-center shape, combining winter pruning and summer pruning to balance the canopy and improve ventilation and light conditions.

That is all for today's summary of the relevant introduction to Ougan. Friends who are interested can go plant it or buy it.