Compared with other parts of the country, Zhaotong apples are bright in color, tender in meat, moderate in sweetness and sourness, rich in juice, and have the characteristics of "precocious, sweet, fragrant and crisp".
Introduction of characteristics of Zhaotong apple
1, ecological advantage
From the climatic conditions, there is no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer, small annual range, large daily range, abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and abundant light, heat and water resources, which is the most suitable area for apple production.
2. Quality advantage
Due to the unique natural environment, the apples produced are bright in color, crisp in meat, moderate in sweet and sour, and rich in juice, and have won the title of provincial high-quality fruit for many times. Zhaotong apples are famous in the three southwestern provinces, Guangdong, Guangxi and Southeast Asia.
3. Early maturity advantage
Zhaotong apples are one month earlier than the northern producing areas. When the northern apples are immature, Zhaotong apples are mature and listed. Its early-maturing varieties mature in the first half of July and late-maturing varieties mature in mid-September.
4. Location advantage
Compared with Shandong, Shaanxi and other domestic apple producing areas, Zhaotong has geographical advantages and has formed a fixed consumer market in years of sales.
In recent years, Zhaotong Apple has once again gone abroad and sold to Hong Kong, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and other countries. The construction of ASEAN Tian Mu Trade Area provides a broad market for Zhaotong apple sales.
5, taste introduction
Zhaotong apples are delicious and have a good taste. They are juicy, full of lips, refreshing, sweet, crisp, sweet and juicy. Ordinary apples on the market have a sugar-free heart and a powdery taste, which is neither sweet nor crisp.
What are the varieties of Zhaotong apples?
Jin Shuai 1
Jin Shuai apple pulp is yellow and white, and the pulp is delicate; Crisp and juicy at first harvest, and slightly soft after storage. The taste is sweet and slightly sour, the fragrance is clear, and the raw food is of good quality.
2. Jonah King
Jonajin apple has high yield, smooth fruit surface and much waxy. Apples in the sunrise direction are bright red and bright yellow at the bottom, which can be preserved at low temperature. After storage, the apple tastes crisp and has a faint aroma.
3. Qin Guan
Qinguan apple pulp is milky white, sweet, crisp, juicy and fragrant, with high sugar content and good hardness. This fruit has a yellow-green background, deep red, and intermittent red stripes on the sunny side.
The fruit surface is bright and clean, the color is bright red, there are many waxes, the fruit point is large and obvious, and the peel is thick and tough.
4. Red Fuji
Red Fuji is the best apple in Zhaotong, which grows naturally and produces "plateau red" apples, among which late-maturing red Fuji series apples are the main ones. Bright color, tender meat and rich juice.