What are the common chestnut varieties? A detailed introduction
Chestnut is a common nut-type delicacy in daily life, both tasty and nutritious, and chestnuts are now already on the market in large quantities. And whenever this season comes, the shops selling sugar-roasted chestnuts on the street have long lines in front of them, and more people also like to buy some fresh chestnuts to take home and make delicious dishes such as chestnut stewed pork ribs and braised chicken. Today we will focus on chestnut varieties - I wonder if any of them are familiar to you?
1. V-cone chestnut (V-cone chestnut)
V-cone chestnut is distributed in the Qinling region, growing in hilly environments at an altitude of 100-1800 m. Its fruit is generally made into canned products, and its wood is excellent, mostly used for construction.
2. Xinglong chestnut
Xinglong chestnut is named Jingdong chestnut because it comes from eastern Beijing. Its fruit is sweet and rich, and its inner skin is easy to peel, and it enjoys a great reputation in domestic and international markets.
3. Xingtai chestnut
Xingtai chestnut is relatively large in size and rich in carbohydrates, protein and other minerals, with extremely high nutritional value. Its fruit grains are plump and the skin is thin, making it very suitable for making sugar-roasted chestnuts.
4. Hebei Qinglong chestnut
The superior geographical environment and climate of Qinglong in Hebei make Hebei Qinglong chestnut large with thin skin, a delicate and fragrant-sweet taste, and a nutritional value far exceeding other varieties, earning it the reputation of the "king of dried fruits".
5. Kuancheng chestnut
Kuancheng chestnut is one of the oldest varieties, with a history of 3000 years; the oldest surviving chestnut tree is 1300 years old, and its planting area is extremely wide, so it is known as the "king of Chinese chestnuts".
6. Shifeng chestnut
Shifeng chestnut is absolutely guaranteed in quality and is generally harvested at the end of September. It has poor resistance to anthracnose, but is resistant to dieback; this variety has strong adaptability and shows high yields in both mountainous areas and river sandbanks.
7. Yanqing chestnut
A high-quality chestnut variety, its chestnuts are relatively easy to store. The empty bur rate is 2%, and it is harvested at the end of September. It has strong adaptability and shows high yields in both hilly poor land and river sandbanks.
8. Baoyuan chestnut
Its quality is above average, and its storability is relatively strong. This variety has a compact crown and is suitable for close planting, and is a priority variety for development in the urban-fringe areas.
The above is an introduction to common chestnut varieties. Overall, chestnut is a fine dried fruit tree species native to our country, and when developing chestnut cultivation, everyone must also clearly identify the varieties, which is also the key to ensuring their quality.
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