The mature appearance of Rake-Rake-Rake Citrus is very similar to that of a person sitting on the ground with his stomach lying down. In addition, this variety was mainly planted in Sichuan earlier, and in Sichuan dialect, Rake-Rake (pá) means soft, and slowly it got the strange and funny name Rake-Rake Citrus.

Rake-rake orange, also known as Chunjian, is the latest variety bred by the hybrid of Qingjian Orange and F-2432 Ponkan, which enjoys the reputation of "Citrus Queen", from Shizuoka Fruit Experimental Institute in Japan on 1979. 1996 variety registration was carried out, which was popularized because of its high sugar content, high quality, large fruit and good harvest.

Planting place and morphological characteristics of rake-rake citrus

Introduced from China Citrus Research Institute in 200 1 year, it is widely planted in pengshan county, Pujiang, Danling, Renshou, Jintang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian and other places in Sichuan, among which Pujiang and Danling in Sichuan have the best quality. The sprouting period of Rake-Rake Citrus is early March, the budding period is late March, the flowering period is mid-April, 1 1 mid-February is completely colored, and the fruit matures1mid-February.

The fruit growth period is about 270 days. The fruit is oblate or obovate, with smooth surface, dark orange and luster, thin peel and tight wrapping, but easy to peel. The pulp is dark orange, crisp and juicy, polarized residue, sweet and sour. Compared with ugly oranges, raked oranges have smoother fruit surface and better taste.