Where are yellow peaches mainly grown?
Yellow peach, also known as yellow-fleshed peach, belongs to the genus Prunus in the rose family, and is named for its yellow flesh. It is very nutritious. Yellow peaches are mainly grown in North China, Central China and Southwest China. Well-known yellow peach producing areas include Jiashan yellow peach, Wutai yellow peach, Yanling yellow peach, Tongnan yellow peach, Dalian yellow peach, Rongcheng yellow peach and Shanghai Guangming yellow peach. Let's take a look at these yellow peach producing areas together below!
Wutai yellow peach is a specialty of Pingyi County. Because it was first produced in Wutai Town, Pingyi County, it is named “Wutai yellow peach”. In March 2011, “Wutai yellow peach” of Wutai Town, Pingyi County successfully registered the “China Geographical Indication Certification Trademark” with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and it is known as the “Hometown of Chinese Yellow Peach”.
Yanling yellow peach has a cultivation history of 25 years in Yanling County, Hunan. In 1987, the newly bred excellent yellow peach variety Jinxiu yellow peach was introduced from Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In 2011, Yanling County was rated as the “Hometown of High-quality Chinese Yellow Peach”, the only district or county in Hunan Province to receive this honor, and it is also the only county in China to receive this honor in the yellow peach industry.
Jiashan yellow peach is a specialty of Yaozhuang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Yaozhuang Town is located in the northeastern part of Jiashan County. Its yellow peaches are well known for their crisp texture and sweet taste. The yellow peach tree area in Yaozhuang Town, Jiashan County has reached 10,000 mu, making it one of the largest fresh-eating yellow peach production bases in China.
Tongnan yellow peach refers to yellow peaches produced in Tongnan County, Chongqing. It is one of the two major yellow peach production bases in China. In 1980, at the National Yellow Peach Identification and Evaluation Conference, experts praised it as “Tongnan yellow peach, richly endowed by nature”. In 1983, it won the “High-quality Product Honor Certificate” issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade, and won export exemption qualification at the Shanghai port. Its products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions including Europe, America, Japan and the Middle East.
Dalian yellow peach is generally a variety that ripens in mid to late August. The oval fruit is orange-yellow in color, and a single fruit weighs 191 grams. The flesh is firm and fine, juicy, and pleasantly sweet and sour. It is delicious when eaten fresh, and even more suitable when processed into canned peaches.
Rongcheng is the hometown of yellow peach in China, with a cultivation history of at least 3,000 years. Peaches with beautiful color and fresh taste come in many varieties. Rongcheng yellow peach varieties have long won public praise for their large fruit, thick flesh, yellow color and storability and transportability, and they are also rich in nutrients, making them a fruit with relatively high nutritional value and health benefits for the human body.
Shanghai Guangming yellow peach refers to Jinxiu yellow peach from Guangming Town, Shanghai. Jinxiu yellow peach is a famous, special and excellent fruit of Shanghai, and its registered trademark is Jinxiu yellow peach. Jinxiu yellow peach won the first prize of the Shanghai Science and Technology Achievement Progress Award in 1986. In 1989, it was named a Shanghai famous, special and excellent fruit production base. In 1991, it was listed as a Shanghai harvest project production base. In 1992, it was designated as one of the ten major agricultural development product bases in the suburban counties. Qingcun Town is the only production base of Shanghai Jinxiu yellow peach.