When do cherries from Shandong and Sichuan in China and imported cherries hit the market? Can you eat a lot of them?

Cherries are also known as wedge elm peach, han tao, zhu ying, le tao, biao tao, mei tao, jing tao, ya mi and so on. They are imported cherries produced in American countries such as the United States, Canada, and Chile, with large fruit and thick skin. So in which month do cherries from Shandong and Sichuan in China and imported cherries generally hit the market? Can you eat a lot of them? Let us learn about it together below.

Shandong cherries in China

Shandong has many core cherry bases and many choices, and harvesting generally begins in late May. Among them, Weihai's Hongdeng generally starts to hit the market on May 20, Xianfeng generally hits the market in late May, and Meizao generally hits the market from late May to early June.

Yantai's cherry varieties mainly include: Dazi, Yidali Zaohong, Zhifu Hong, Hongdeng, Daihong, Zao Daguo, Leini, Shuijing, Naweng, Yanhong, Meizao, Xianfeng, Labins, Sitele, Yanyang, Samituo, Heizhenzhu, Jixin and so on, and the general maturity period is from May 20 to around June 20.

Sichuan cherries in China

1. Panzhihua cherries in Sichuan:

They begin to mature on March 20 every year, with the basic price at 25-28 yuan; by mid-April, the cherries are fully mature, with the best quality and large market volume, priced at 8-15 yuan; this continues until early July.

The main production area is Huangcao Village, Baima Town, Miyi County. Cherries are a uniquely distinctive brand among Miyi fruits. The county's planting area reaches 10000 mu, mainly distributed in townships and towns such as Baima, Puwei, and Salian. Their market time is early (from mid-March to the end of April each year), and they are bright in color and pure in taste, deeply loved by consumers and sold far to large cities such as Chengdu, Kunming, and Chongqing; among them, 1 the cherries of Huangcao Village in Baima Town, Puwei Lvye Huaxiang, and Haita Shiwai Taoyuan are highlights.

2. Liangshan cherries in Sichuan:

April 3 is generally the Cherry Festival of Dechang County, Liangshan Prefecture, with Jiaobangou cherries especially famous, earlier than Xichang, Mianning and other places, and the Cherry Festival and Mulberry Festival are held together.

Another famous cherry hometown in Liangshan is Mianning. The county's annual cherry output has reached 12000 tons. Among them, Fuxing Town, the hometown of cherries, is a cherry production and distribution center, especially suitable for intensive processing and production. Mianning cherries are gorgeous in appearance and sweet in taste, with relatively high nutritional value and economic value, and surpass those from other places in taste, color, and appearance.

3. Jianyang cherries in Sichuan:

The Jianyang Cherry Valley Tourist Area generally holds a Cherry Festival in mid-April. The Cherry Valley Tourist Area is located in Jiajia Town and Laojunjing Township on the sunny side of the Longquan Mountains. It has so far formed more than 10000 mu of cherry forest with Laojunjing Township as the main body, with an annual output of nearly 20 million jin of cherries. Due to its unique quality, it has attracted tens of thousands of tourists to visit and taste cherries. Cherry Valley cherries have now reached Chengdu, Chongqing, and Guiyang, and the distant ones have been air-freighted to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Singapore. Cherry Valley cherries have become a famous specialty fruit of Jianyang.

4. Wenchuan cherries in Sichuan:

Wenchuan sweet cherry is a famous specialty product of Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The fruit is kidney-shaped, large, with an obvious suture, dark red to purple-red skin, glossy, rose-red flesh, thick and crisp, sweet, free-stone, excellent in quality, and rich in contents. Wenchuan cherries begin to hit the market in April, and their maturity period is 15-20 days earlier than that of northern sweet cherry production areas. In 2013, the planting area was 2.2 million mu, and the annual output was 3 million kg.

5. Maoxian cherries in Sichuan:

Maoxian cherries mature at the end of April and continue until June, with an area of more than 10000 mu and an output of 800 tons. The county has 10 townships and towns including Fengyi and Nanxin planting sweet cherries, with a planting area of more than 3100 mu. Among them, the Lvziping sweet cherry base is a 300-mu standardized production demonstration base for specialty fruits mainly based on sweet cherries established through land transfer, with nearly 200 mu of sweet cherries planted, and it is currently the county's largest sweet cherry planting base.

6. Pujiang County cherries in Sichuan:

The Cherry Mountain National 3A-level Tourist Attraction located in Guangming Township has more than 20000 mu of cherries, which only mature in mid-to-late April. The cherry industry is a characteristic industry of Guangming Township, mainly concentrated in the areas of Jinhua Village, Hanqiao Village, and Guanmao Village. Every year when the cherries mature, the “Guangming Cherry Festival” is held.

Imported cherries

Northwest American cherries are one of the few truly seasonal fruits. They are only produced in mid-June each year, and by mid-August, apart from a small amount of product from high mountain areas, Northwest American cherries leave the market. Of course, after that, Chilean cherries hit the market, exactly completing the transition.

Chinese cherries have weak cold resistance and prefer a warm and moist climate. They generally mature in May, grow on sunny slopes or beside ditches, and are suitable for cultivation in places with an annual average temperature of 15-16°C. Soil that is loose and deep sandy loam is best.

Can you eat a lot of cherries?

No, you cannot eat a lot. Because cherries contain a lot of iron and also contain a certain amount of cyanogenic glycosides, eating too many can cause iron poisoning or cyanide poisoning. For mild discomfort, sugarcane juice can be used to clear heat and detoxify. Cherries are warm and hot in nature, so people with heat diseases and deficiency-heat cough should avoid eating them.