On June 22nd, the "Wandering Son" plums in Xishan began to hit the market one after another.
Picking plums, a wangzi, is usually around June 25th - June 28th. But fruit farmers in Xishan usually do not take them to pick prunes. As the best variety of Xishan's prunes, a prodigal son prune was once exported to foreign countries, and has been the king of Xishan's prunes for its high-quality taste and long storage time. And the Langzi prunes in Xishan were once found only in Zhangwu Village, Shigong Village. Changwu Village has always had a high price for Langzi prunes because of its deep mountain dock, which is a perfect place to grow prunes and loquats. If you are capricious with money, Langzi prunes are definitely your first choice.
On or around June 12, early red prunes hit the market in Xishan.
Picking takes place from June 15th to 20th.
This is the earliest ripening prune in Xishan. As the name suggests, date-red prunes naturally ripen early, so they are called date-red prunes. Early prunes are small and sour, but the prunes are still flavorful and a little less watery. But for the tasters, the early prunes are also a good choice. Picking prunes on the mountain is mainly a fun way to paint. What's prunes got to do with you?
On or around June 18, Xishan Wumei prunes begin to hit the market one after another.
The best picking time is from June 20th to June 28th. As the main force of Xishan plums, black plum seeds have been the main reception for the army of Suzhou Xishan plum pickers. Plum prunes have good flavor, sufficient moisture, large size, and slightly similar to Xianju's lingzhi prunes. The plum variety of red prunes is very sweet when purple, but the red ones are easy to deteriorate when picked in purple. This is the reason why this kind of prune is not suitable for transportation, while Xishan's prunes are mainly black plums. And the picking is mainly picking this prune.