Where is the northern limit for Orah mandarin cultivation? A detailed guide to suitable production areas

Orah mandarin, giving life another possibility! VS Chinese Orah mandarins are represented by Wuming

Orah mandarins have given many bosses hope, Orah mandarins have created a batch of large citrus bases and made many multimillionaires. So can Orah mandarins be grown in all citrus production areas? What hidden dangers will the crazy expansion of Orah mandarin planting bring?

Huanglongbing (HLB) is an unavoidable stumbling block for all citrus;

Citrus canker is currently the most serious disease for Orah mandarins in southern Guangxi;

Tatter leaf virus is an unspeakable pain for Orah mandarins on trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) rootstock - one kick and a tree falls;

Internal mold is an unresolved problem for Orah mandarins;

Wood-grained fruit, thrips, ... and a whole host of other problems await study. Here one question must be raised: where is the northern limit of the advantageous production areas for Orah mandarins?

Now Orah mandarins are no longer planted only in southern Guangxi; crazy expansion is happening all over the country. In many areas, blind promotion is carried out directly without even going through introduction trials. If problems arise, who will bear the responsibility? I hope everyone will consider the feasibility of the project in addition to making money. Citrus has always been a fruit that has very strict requirements for local climate. There is an old saying: Oranges grown south of the Huai River are oranges; grown north of the Huai River they become trifoliate oranges.

This winter's cold wave brought a severe test to Orah mandarins planted north of Guilin. Orah mandarins planted in Quanzhou, Guanyang, Xing'an and other places suffered serious damage, which brought a profound lesson to the development of the Orah mandarin industry in northern Guangxi.

Although China's Orah mandarins were introduced from Jeju Island, South Korea, the place of origin of Orah mandarins, Israel, is relatively hot. After the Chinese Citrus Research Institute introduced Orah mandarins back, they were planted in Chongqing for many years with mediocre performance, until they were successfully promoted in Wuming, and only then did this wave of expansion frenzy appear! Throughout Guangxi, in Yunnan, in southern Hunan, in central and southern Jiangxi, more and more places are introducing Orah mandarins. I even heard from a friend who sells nursery stock that someone has introduced them to Henan.

The warm winter created by last year's La Niña climate gave too many people the illusion that Orah mandarins are very cold-tolerant. This winter's cold wave shattered how many people's golden dreams. Every variety has its own advantages and disadvantages. Orah mandarins have been given too many halos by people, so much so that many have forgotten what Orah mandarins really are. Orah mandarin is just a conventional late-maturing citrus variety. For late-maturing varieties, the issue of overwintering through frost must be considered. Please stop equating Orah mandarins with piles of cash to be harvested. After all, 60 mu yielding 9 million yuan is only an isolated case. I hope everyone will stop hyping Orah mandarins. Keep hyping Orah mandarins, and all that will be left is huanglongbing everywhere. Right now Orah mandarin seedlings are severely out of stock, and that alone tells you how crazy the expansion is.

Therefore we have to seriously consider: where is the northern limit most suitable for planting Orah mandarins?

Are areas north of Guilin suitable for developing Orah mandarin cultivation?

For developing Orah mandarins in the frost-prone areas north of Liuzhou, is plastic film mulching needed in winter to protect against cold?

Orah mandarins cultivated south of the Tropic of Cancer currently perform very well, but sunburn is relatively serious. Moving north avoids sunburn, but you cannot escape frost. Where is the most suitable area for Orah mandarin cultivation?

The crazy expansion of Orah mandarin planting continues to heat up: without good seedlings, it cannot stop people's enthusiasm; without suitable plots, it cannot stop their determination; without market conditions, everyone has a gambler's mentality: I never worry...

What can be used to stop the desire to make money?

Nothing can stop growers' yearning for Orah mandarins!

Frost has damaged the Orah mandarins. I hope that people about to jump into this pit will let their enthusiasm retreat appropriately.

Everyone knows that the most suitable area for planting Shatangju (sugar mandarin) is northeastern Guangxi. Once Shatangju is planted in that area, it is very difficult in other places to produce fruit with sugar spots, fine and smooth peel, and red color. Likewise, Orah mandarins should also have the most suitable areas for development, but it took only 3 years for Orah mandarins to go from promotion to frenzy. We have not studied many of the characteristics of Orah mandarins thoroughly, which is why this year's widespread freezing damage to Orah mandarins in northern Guangxi occurred.

If Orah mandarins must be developed in the north, what measures do we need to take to ensure they can overwinter safely? When the cost of overwintering measures exceeds the fruit price itself, then how can developing Orah mandarins at the northern limit still be sustained!

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