When do cherries ripen and hit the market, and how much does it cost to plant one mu?

Brightly colored and crystal-beautiful cherries are a fruit deeply loved by consumers. Even if the price is not very “affordable”, people's love for them does not diminish at all. So when do cherries generally ripen and go on the market? How much does it cost to plant one mu?

1. Basic introduction to cherries

1. The origin of cherries

Cherries are the fruit of trees in the Rosaceae family. In some places they are also called chelizi, yingtao, jingtao, xietao, yingtao, niutao, yingzhu, hantao, agate, and so on. In China, they are distributed in Liaoning, Anhui, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and other places; in addition, the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, Europe, and other places are the main distribution areas of cherries.

2. The morphology of cherries

Cherry trees are 2-6 m tall, with grayish-white bark and grayish-brown branchlets. The leaves are ovate or oblong-ovate with an acuminate or caudate-acuminate tip, dark green on the surface and light green on the underside, with serrated edges; cherries produce white flowers every year between March and April, and the fruit generally ripens in May and June.

3. The value of cherries

Cherries are rich in nutrients such as tartaric acid, vitamins, calcium, and iron. They have effects such as nourishing the liver and kidneys, tonifying the spleen and stomach, and stopping diarrhea. They have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on relieving symptoms such as anemia, weak spleen and stomach, dry mouth and tongue, diarrhea, and liver-kidney deficiency; in addition, eating cherries in moderation can also play a certain role in fading facial freckles.

2. When do cherries generally ripen and go on the market?

As mentioned above, cherries are distributed over a very wide range, so their ripening and market times also differ. Below is an introduction to the approximate times when cherries ripen and go on the market in some regions.

(1) Cherry market times abroad:

1. The United States and Canada both belong to North America, so their cherry market times do not differ much, generally going on the market in August-September;

2. Although Australia and Chile are not on the same continent, both are countries located in the Southern Hemisphere, so their cherry market times do not differ very much either, generally in November-December;

3. In Europe, located in the Northern Hemisphere, the local cherry market time is June-July.

(2) Domestic cherry market times:

1. Dalian cherries go on the market in two time periods: one is greenhouse cherries from March-May, and the other is open-field outdoor cherries, which ripen and go on the market in June;

2. Yantai cherries ripen and go on the market in May-June. Among them, the Hongdeng and Zhifuhong varieties are in early June, Nawenglei, Ni'erlei, and Xianfeng are in mid-June, and varieties such as Samituo, Binku, and Lapins are in mid-to-late June.

The above is the ripening and market time of cherries in some regions compiled by the Tuliu.com editor. You can use it as a reference, because the market time will differ every year due to climate, weather, and other factors, so the actual situation should prevail.

3. How much does it cost to plant one mu of cherries?

1. Investment costs mainly include seedlings, land rent, fertilizer, water and electricity, labor, and so on. Therefore, because land rent differs in different regions, the resulting costs are also different. In addition, the costs of greenhouse cultivation and open-field cultivation are also different.

2. According to Mr. He, a cherry grower in Shandong, generally one mu of land can plant 100-150 trees. Over a year, the cost of open-field planting is 2000-4000 yuan. If greenhouse cherries are planted, the cost of the greenhouse must also be added, generally around 20,000 yuan per mu.

The above investment costs and market times can only serve as a reference. They contain many variables, so everyone should still rely on the actual situation.

Attachment: Recent cherry prices in some regions