How are chestnuts harvested in chestnut tree cultivation?
How are chestnuts harvested? When is the best time to harvest chestnuts? What are the main harvesting methods? Please note that chestnuts generally mature in September-October, and there are generally three harvesting methods for reference: Chestnut harvesting: the chestnut burr beating method. The method of directly knocking chestnut burrs off the tree with a bamboo pole is called the chestnut burr beating method. The chestnut burr beating...
How are chestnuts harvested? When is the best time to harvest chestnuts? What are the main harvesting methods? Please explain.Chestnuts generally mature in September-October, and there are generally the following three harvesting methods for reference:
Chestnut harvesting: the chestnut burr beating method
The method of directly knocking chestnut burrs off the tree with a bamboo pole is called the chestnut burr beating method. With the chestnut burr beating method, the harvest period must be strictly controlled and harvesting must be done at the right time. The best harvest period is when 50% of the chestnut burrs have split, at which point they can be harvested all at once. This method has a concentrated harvest period and is fast, making management and sales convenient.
Chestnut harvesting: the chestnut picking method
To ensure the quality of the chestnuts, the chestnut picking method should be promoted. When the nuts are fully mature, the chestnut burrs split, and the nuts or chestnut burrs fall off; pick up the fallen fruit every morning and evening. Nuts that fall to the ground are plump and of excellent quality, and are suitable for storage and transport.
Chestnut harvesting method three:In production, the chestnut picking method is often used together with the chestnut burr beating method, that is, when some chestnuts have fallen off 2-3 days before harvest, use the chestnut picking method, and when 50% of the chestnut burrs have split, harvest all at once or harvest in batches.
Precautions for chestnut harvesting:
Harvest at the right time. If harvested too early, the chestnut fruits will not have accumulated sufficient substances, will have a high moisture content, poor fruit flavor, and will not keep well, so harvesting should be carried out when more than half of the chestnut burrs have split. To reduce losses, fallen fruit should be picked up promptly every day during the harvest period to avoid air-drying.
After harvest, prevent water loss and air-drying. When chestnuts lose too much water, the sugar content in the fruit increases, life activities are restricted, and losses from rotten fruit will increase. Moreover, the longer the air-drying time, the greater the loss. Therefore, after harvest they should be stored promptly to prevent water loss and avoid losses from rotten fruit.
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