Schisandra: How Many Years to Fruit, Yield Per Mu, and Planting Benefits

Schisandra, also known as mountain pepper and wumeizi, is a fairly common medicinal herb. Because of its high medicinal value, it is widely cultivated, and it is now grown in many regions of China. So how many years does schisandra take to fruit? How many jin does one mu generally produce? What are the planting benefits?

How many years to fruit?

Schisandra seedlings grown from seed fruit after 5 years, while vegetatively propagated plants bear fruit in 3 years. Generally, after planting, they bear fruit heavily in 4 to 5 years. Its fruit can be used to extract aromatic oil and make perfume, so its uses are very wide.

How many jin does one mu produce?

If three-year-old schisandra seedlings are transplanted, they can begin to bear fruit the following year and enter the full fruiting period in the 3rd to 4th year. Generally, the yield is 170-230 kg of dried fruit per mu.

Planting benefits:

Planting schisandra generally yields 170-230 kg of dried fruit per mu. Calculated at 50 yuan after the new harvest comes on the market (this year it is 120 yuan), the benefit per mu should be between 6,500 and 11,500 yuan.

Planting prospects:

Schisandra is easy to manage and highly adaptable. It is not strict about soil and can be cultivated in mountainous areas, plains, hills, barren hills and mixed woodlands. During the growing period it basically has no pests or diseases, and in winter it does not need soil mounding for cold protection. After planting, as long as conventional management methods are followed, ideal economic benefits can be obtained. The fruit is easy to dry after being picked and is resistant to storage and transport.

Low investment, long-term returns. After annual schisandra seedlings are planted, they begin to bear fruit in the second year and enter the high-yield period in the third year. The fruit-bearing plants can be pruned using cyclic renewal and rejuvenation measures, which can keep the fruiting plants vigorous and productive for a long time, with no need to replant for decades. It is a medicinal economic plant with long-term returns.

Schisandra can be propagated in spring by methods such as seeds, cuttings and layering. Farmers with the means can develop schisandra production according to local conditions to meet the demand of domestic and international markets.