Introducing the Characteristics, Flowering Period and Ripening Time of the Early-Maturing Honey Peach Variety Hongyu
People who love eating honey peaches always worry that the skin of the honey peach is too soft and easily damaged by bumps. It is also not easy to store, so they often hold back for this reason. But now, if you still cling to this preconceived notion, then you are really behind the times.
People who love eating honey peaches always worry that the skin of the honey peach is too soft and easily damaged by bumps. It is also not easy to store, so they often hold back for this reason. But now, if you still cling to this preconceived notion, then you are really behind the times. Do you know about peach tree grafting techniques? When growing peach trees, people generally use
In the 99th year of the Republic of China (2010), the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute of the Council of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the Agricultural Research Institute) had already used crossbreeding methods to improve peach fruit firmness, and thereby successfully bred a new variety that can be planted in the plains, Taichung No. 4 "Hongyu." The Agricultural Research Institute stated that although ordinary honey peaches have tender, fine, and juicy flesh, their soft nature makes them very easily damaged during harvesting and selling, losing their commercial value. Besides causing great losses to farmers, this also seriously affects the willingness of the general public to buy them, while the newly bred peach Taichung No. 4 "Hongyu" completely overcomes this innate weakness. Taking a "Hongyu" peach at 9-tenths ripeness measured with a fruit firmness tester as an example, its firmness is far higher than that of honey peaches at the same 9-tenths ripeness on the market, by as much as three times the difference!
Here comes the key point! Besides being resistant to bumps and easy to cultivate, tasting good is what really matters. According to people who have actually tasted Hongyu peaches: "It is really chewy and moderately soft and firm, different from ordinary ones." Tasting Hongyu peaches for the first time makes people excited and gives them a pleasantly surprised feeling. It is not like the honey peaches generally bought in markets, which are either soft or else too crisp; Hongyu's appearance is very springy and also as rosy as a baby's cheeks, and the flesh tastes full, juicy, and very sweet, while also having a faint, charming fragrance. Describing it as complete in color, aroma, and taste is not an exaggeration at all, and it completely crushes other imported varieties.
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The flowering period of Hongyu peach is around mid-January. It requires few chilling hours during winter dormancy, and central Taiwan and areas to the north are all suitable for planting it. The fruit matures from about late April to early May. At the green-ripe stage (7-tenths ripe), it already has sweetness. At present, farmers in areas from Dongshi in Taichung to Tai'an Township in Miaoli are all cultivating it. Starting in late April, it can be harvested and marketed one after another. People who love eating peaches should seize this good opportunity to taste something fresh.
