What kind of specialty fruit is the South American longevity peach?

The longevity peach is an emerging subtropical specialty fruit in the world today. Japan and Australia have already developed and produced the longevity peach as a cash crop. The Waijinshan Farm in Yuhu, Jiedong, Guangdong Province was the first in the province to introduce and cultivate the longevity peach. Its plant height is 80-100 cm. The fruit shapes are ovate, elliptical, and spherical. When the fruit is ripe, the peel is pale yellow and shows purple or green stripes, very beautiful; the flesh is crisp, sweet, and juicy, with a refreshing fragrance and fine flavor.

This fruit has many unique advantages. Specifically: low sugar, low fat, rich in vitamin C, and also contains various trace elements needed by the human body such as K, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Mo. It has effects such as preventing cancer, preventing coronary heart disease, and beauty and health care. Its low sugar and low fat are greatly beneficial to people with high blood pressure and diabetes. In particular, its calcium content is especially high, ranking first among fruits. "Popular Science Garden" evaluated it as the "king of calcium." Its flavor is mainly "fragrant," "fresh," "sweet," and "cool." The fruit is rich in nutrients, the flesh is crisp, sweet, and juicy, with a refreshing fragrance and fine flavor, fragrant like pineapple, sweet like honey peach, and very flavorful.

The longevity peach takes only 5-6 months from planting at the appropriate time to harvest. During the growth period, it can continuously bloom and bear fruit, with a flowering and fruiting period as long as 6-8 months. After the fruit is picked, it then continues to bloom and bear fruit. It can be harvested several times a year, and the length of continuous fruiting is unmatched by any fruit at present. What is even more outstanding is that after autumn it blooms and bears fruit in large quantities, until the fruit continuously ripens in June of the following year. A single plant bears about 30 fruits in a year, with a single fruit weight of 150-200 grams, and the heaviest reaching 350 grams. With 2000 plants planted per mu, it takes effect in the same year of cultivation, and one year of planting brings benefits for many years. It is an ideal fruit. Under normal temperatures, it can be stored for 20-30 days, and in winter it can be stored for 60 days. Not only does the flavor not change, it becomes even more delicious.

The longevity peach has low requirements and can be planted in the ground or in pots. The cultivation technique is not complicated; it can be planted wherever there is a water source. It is most suitable to plant from September to March, and two months later, from November to December, it begins to bloom and bear fruit until June of the following year.