What are the main producing areas and common varieties of citrus?

As the saying goes, "A golden house holds a golden boat, the golden boat carries a golden man, and the golden man bears sweet and sour on his body" - this is talking about citrus. There are many varieties of citrus, and the price is relatively cheap. Many people like to eat it, and whenever citrus comes on the market, they always buy a few jin to taste. So do you know where the main producing areas of citrus are? What common varieties of citrus are there? Let's take a look together with the editor of Nongxun Network below.

Where are the main producing areas of citrus?

China is one of the important places of origin for citrus, with rich citrus resources and numerous excellent varieties. Across the country, 19 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) produce citrus, including Taiwan Province. Among them, the 10 provinces (municipalities, districts) that mainly produce citrus are Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hubei, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Chongqing and Taiwan, followed by Shanghai, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiangsu and other provinces (municipalities), while Shaanxi, Henan, Hainan, Anhui and Gansu and other provinces also have plantings. There are 985 counties (cities, districts) growing citrus nationwide.

Common types of mandarin

1. Ugly mandarin / Shiranui

Ugly mandarin, scientific name "Shiranui", also called "convex-top mandarin", "ugly tangerine", "ugly eight怪", "ugly orange" and so on. It was bred by the Horticultural Experiment Station of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan in 1972 by crossing Kiyomi with Nakano No. 3 ponkan, and was first introduced to Sichuan for planting in 2000. The average fruit weighs 200 grams, and the largest can be more than 400 grams. The fruit is obovate, often with a protruding short neck, and the peel is yellow-orange, beginning to color around early October and fully coloring by early December. The fruit surface is slightly rough, easy to peel, and the juice has a sugar content above 13%, up to 17%, extremely sweet, maturing around February to March of the following year, with an excellent taste.

2. Emperor mandarin

Emperor mandarin, also called tribute mandarin, originated earliest in Zhenshan, Sihui City, Guangdong Province, and is an excellent and rare variety from farming families. It has a long planting history, and it is said that as early as the Tang Dynasty, tribute mandarin was already cultivated in Sihui and Deqing. During the Northern Song Dynasty, because of its excellent quality, it was listed by the imperial court as a tribute for the emperor's use, hence the name "tribute mandarin". Emperor mandarin is a natural hybrid of orange and tangerine. The fruit is oblate or spherical, medium in size, with a single fruit weight of 130-140 grams. The peel is smooth, orange-yellow before fully ripe, and orange after full ripening. The peel is crisp and tender, relatively thin, and the juice sacs are soft. After full ripening and storage, it is rich in liquid, moderately sweet and sour, with a fresh fragrance.

3. Harumi / Papa mandarin

Harumi is a late-ripening hybrid citrus variety and is the most promising hybrid citrus improved variety in Japan. Its maturity period in Chongqing is around mid-December. It has relatively high yield, crisp and tender flesh, sweet and sour and delicious, few seeds or no seeds, and good quality. The fruit is tall and oblate, relatively uniform in size, with an orange-yellow peel, a smooth and glossy surface, fine oil cells, and easy peeling. The flesh is orange, with a single fruit weight of 242 grams, high sugar content, and a rich flavor.

4. Ehime No. 38

Ehime No. 38 is a new hybrid citrus variety from Japan. The tree vigor is relatively strong, the fruit shape is relatively round, deep orange in color, smooth and glossy, with an average fruit weight of 200 grams, and easy to peel. The sugar content is 15 degrees, the acid content is below 0.5 degrees, seedless, with a delicate taste, fresh and refreshing, and an excellent flavor. It is storage-resistant, strongly cold-resistant, and extremely productive, bearing fruit in clusters. It is a late-ripening hybrid citrus variety with great potential.

5. Murcott

Murcott is a hybrid offspring of mandarin and sweet orange. It has the advantages of a good production period, good quality, high yield, a flat and smooth appearance, and resistance to storage and transportation. It is one of the excellent varieties of citrus for fresh eating with sustainable development potential. The fruit is oblate, uniform in shape, with a smooth orange-yellow peel. The fruit shape index is about 1.2, the single fruit weight is 150-200 grams, the soluble solids are 15.0%, the acidity is 0.6%-1.0%, and the flavor is excellent.

Common types of tangerine

1. Honey tangerine

Honey tangerine fruit contains a variety of nutrients, such as sugar, lemon acid, vitamin C, protein, and carotene, vitamin P and other vitamins. Among them, the vitamin C content is 6-20 times that of apple

2. Sugar mandarin

Sugar mandarin, also known as October tangerine, is a fruit. The peel is orange-yellow and glossy, thin and easy to peel, and the tangerine peel is covered with small sandy dots, with a relatively rough feel. The fruit is oblate, with a tumor-like protrusion at the top, and the stem end is sunken. The flesh is red and moist, without a white membrane, and is fresh, sweet and delicious.

3. Kumquat

Kumquat is a plant under the genus Fortunella in the Rutaceae family, also called golden jujube, kumquat, and small tangerine. It was originally distributed in the southeastern coastal provinces of China, especially the Guangdong region, where the history of planting and eating kumquats is the longest, making it a true "home of kumquats".

In summary, this is the introduction to citrus. Citrus in the world is mainly distributed in areas south of 35° north latitude. It likes a warm and humid climate and is an evergreen fruit tree of the tropics and subtropics. Among all these citrus types above, which one do you like to eat?

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