What regions are the main production areas of Rosa roxburghii distributed in?
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. 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 cultivation. Let us take a look at the production area distribution of Rosa roxburghii below!
Guizhou Rosa roxburghii
Bijie, Liupanshui, and Tongren in Guizhou are the areas with the most abundant Rosa roxburghii resources. Anshun currently cultivates a seedless Rosa roxburghii, which is very popular among consumers, and it is also widely distributed around Guiyang. It can be said that Rosa roxburghii has a long history in Guizhou as a dual-purpose 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 from 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” for development, producing beverages that enter supermarkets at a good quality and low price.
Kaifeng Rosa roxburghii
Kaifeng, 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 and August, and it is the main production area for dried Rosa roxburghii.
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. Statistics before 2000 showed that 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, Rosa roxburghii soda, etc. It can also be used to produce Rosa roxburghii preserves, Rosa roxburghii canned goods, Rosa roxburghii jam, etc.
Liangshan Rosa roxburghii
The Liangshan region of Sichuan has always had a history of using Rosa roxburghii in cooking (remove the thorns, wash clean, remove the seeds, pound into pieces to extract juice, add a little salt, and it tastes delicious) and infusing it in liquor. Some areas of Xichang and Mianning have developed local specialty enterprises focusing on Rosa roxburghii drinks, juice, and Rosa roxburghii wine.
Enshi Rosa roxburghii
There is a large distribution in river valley areas such as Lichuan City in the Enshi Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei, generally eaten as a wild fruit. So far, it has not been developed.