Latest Overview of the Production Area Distribution of Rosa roxburghii
Rosa roxburghii is a wild resource unique to the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the western Sichuan Plateau, with Guizhou and Xiangxi in Hunan as the main production areas, followed by Yunnan, and it is also distributed in the Liangshan region of western Sichuan, northern Sichuan and eastern Sichuan; in addition, Guilin Town, Tongnan County, Chongqing also has a long history of propagation. Let us take a look below at the production area distribution of Rosa roxburghii!
Guizhou Rosa roxburghii
Bijie, Liupanshui and Tongren in Guizhou are the regions with the most abundant Rosa roxburghii resources. In Anshun, a seedless Rosa roxburghii is now cultivated and is very popular among consumers, and it is also widely distributed around Guiyang. It can be said that Rosa roxburghii has a very long history in Guizhou as a medicinal and edible variety; people have made it a habit to eat it as a fruit or use it to infuse liquor. In the new harvest season of August to September each year, dried and fresh Rosa roxburghii fruits can be seen for sale in the streets and alleys, and some manufacturers regard it as the “Yanhuang sacred fruit” and develop it into beverages that enter supermarkets, offering good quality at a low price.
Kaifeng Rosa roxburghii
Kaifeng in Henan began planting Rosa roxburghii in the old course area of the Yellow River in 1993. Compared with the southwestern planting areas, the harvest season for Rosa roxburghii is about one month earlier, with harvesting during the dog days of July to August, and it is the main production area for dried Rosa roxburghii fruits.
Xiangxi Rosa roxburghii
The wild Rosa roxburghii resources in Xiangxi, Hunan are also relatively abundant, mainly distributed in some townships of Fenghuang, Baojing, Jishou, Guzhang, Yongshun, Longshan and other counties and cities. According to statistics before 2000, the whole prefecture had about 4 million plants, with an annual output of more than 500,000 kg. Because of its rich vitamin C content and unique flavor, Rosa roxburghii is mainly used to produce various types of Rosa roxburghii beverages such as Rosa roxburghii raw juice, Rosa roxburghii royal jelly, Rosa roxburghii wine, Rosa roxburghii cola and Rosa roxburghii soda, and can also be used to produce Rosa roxburghii preserved fruit, Rosa roxburghii canned goods, Rosa roxburghii jam and so on.
Liangshan Rosa roxburghii
The Liangshan region of Sichuan has always had a history of using Rosa roxburghii in dishes (remove the thorns, wash clean, remove the seeds, pound into pieces and extract the juice, add a little salt, and the taste is pleasant) and for infusing liquor. In Xichang and parts of Mianning, local specialty enterprises mainly producing Rosa roxburghii beverages, fruit juice and Rosa roxburghii wine have already developed.
Enshi Rosa roxburghii
There is a large distribution in river valley areas such as Lichuan City in the Enshi Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei, and it is generally eaten as a wild fruit; up to now, it has not yet been developed.