Egg fruit origin and varieties
Egg fruit, also known as the lion's head fruit, yolk fruit, is the successful introduction of Hainan Island rare fruit varieties. It is mainly produced in Guangdong, Fujian, varieties of yellow egg fruit, purple egg fruit and purple-red egg fruit.
Egg fruit ripening month
Egg fruit usually blossoms in July and ripens in September, the flowers that bloom in September take 80-90 days to mature, and the flowers that bloom after October take longer to ripen.
When to pick egg fruit on the market
Egg fruit the earliest batch of fruit will usually be on the market in May (mainly concentrated in July-September on the market, good quality egg fruit in the September-October period on the market), but if it is a spring planting of the fruit tree, the fruit is usually not available until August.
Is the egg fruit available all year round
The egg fruit is not available all year round, it takes 40-60 days to develop the fruit after flowering, and the colder the temperature, the longer it takes, and it is usually only seen in summer and fall.
Egg fruit listed price
In the peak season of egg fruit, the price is very cheap, basically 8 yuan to 10 yuan a pound, the cheapest time is only 5 yuan to 6 yuan a pound.