The three most suitable citrus varieties for growing in the south, and their characteristics
The southern region is quite suitable for growing citrus, so many farmer friends also plant a few citrus trees of their own at home; once ripe, they can just pick and eat them, saving a bit of money by not having to buy from the market. So which citrus varieties are most suitable for growing in the south? Below, the editor introduces in detail three citrus varieties suitable for growing in the south. Take a look and see which one you like eating most!
Characteristics of the three citrus varieties most suitable for growing in the south:
1. Golden Shatang Mandarin
Golden Shatang Mandarin, also known as extra-early Shatang Mandarin, has a compact tree habit and large, thick, green leaves, with an average single fruit weight of about 50 grams. Compared with ordinary Shatang Mandarin, it has the following characteristics:
1. Extremely early maturity
When cultivated in the Nanchang area of Jiangxi, it begins to color in late October and ripens in November, maturing more than a month earlier than ordinary Shatang Mandarin.
2. Excellent quality, with a smooth fruit surface, bright red and beautiful, and crisp, tender, melting flesh; the sugar content is as high as 14%-20%, making it a high-sugar, low-acid variety that is very delicious.
3. Wide adaptability
It can be grown in Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan and other places, changing the history that Shatang Mandarin could not be grown in these areas.
4. Strong disease resistance and productivity. Golden Shatang Mandarin is especially resistant to canker disease; it can bear fruit in the second year after planting, and the yield per mu at full production can reach 5,000 kg.
2. Seedless Wogan
It has strong growth vigor, with short thorns on the branches and twigs, a single fruit weight of about 120 grams, and matures around mid-February; it is a late-maturing hybrid citrus variety. It has the following characteristics:
1. Seedless fruit
The vast majority of fruits are seedless, with only a small number of fruits containing 1 to 3 seeds; this is the biggest difference between it and ordinary Wogan.
2. Beautiful appearance
The fruit is oblate, and the peel is orange-red, tight and smooth, as beautiful as if waxed, and easy to peel.
3. Excellent quality
The flesh is orange-red, tender and melting, juicy, crisp and sweet, with a sugar content as high as 17%-20%.
4. Resistant to storage and transport
The fruit has tight skin; after picking, or stored on the tree after ripening until April, it does not puff up or dry out, and the flavor and quality remain rich. Its maturity period falls right during the Spring Festival, when sales are large and prices are high, so it can be developed as a picking-and-sightseeing variety for the Spring Festival period.
3. Dongfanghong Mandarin
A new citrus variety bred by the Xiaolan Grape Fine Variety Farm in Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province. This variety has medium to slightly strong growth vigor, relatively small, dark green, oval leaves, and oblate-spherical fruit with a single fruit weight of about 80 grams, maturing in late November. It also has the following characteristics:
1. Strong disease resistance and cold resistance
This variety is highly resistant to canker disease and huanglongbing, and is more cold-resistant than Shatang Mandarin and Nanfeng Mandarin.
2. Extremely beautiful appearance
The fruit surface is bright red, the oil cells are extremely fine, and the peel is as smooth as if waxed, extremely beautiful, better looking than Nanfeng Mandarin and Shatang Mandarin.
3. Particularly excellent quality
The peel is thin and easy to remove, and the flesh is crisp and tender, richly sweet and melting, with few seeds and a strong aroma; the sugar content is as high as 15%-20%, and the taste is better than Nanfeng Mandarin and Shatang Mandarin.
4. Extremely resistant to storage and transport
After the fruit ripens, it can be left on the tree until the Spring Festival for picking and selling, fetching a high price.
5. Extremely strong early fruiting and high yield
Seedlings planted in the same year can bear fruit in the second year, and the yield per mu at full production can reach more than 3,500 kg.
6. Strong adaptability
It can be grown wherever citrus can be grown, and is a replacement variety for Shatang Mandarin and Nanfeng Mandarin.
Above, the editor has introduced in detail the characteristics of the three varieties most suitable for growing in the south. Which one do you like eating most? In the editor's view, all three are quite delicious, and the market prices are not expensive either; when they are ripe, buying them to eat is quite a good deal.
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