When does Yantai Qixia apple mature?

Yantai apples are not only delicious, but also have many excellent varieties, and the maturity time of different varieties is different. Among them, the fruit development period of Yantai Qixia Red Fuji is 170~ 180 days, and it is harvested in the middle and late October of 10. Gala is bright red in color and beautiful in appearance. The average fruit weight is about 200 grams, and it ripens from late August to early September. Sansa ripens in late August, and the fruit is conical or oblate, and the single fruit weighs about 230 grams.

Yantai apples are not only delicious, but also have many excellent varieties. Among the existing 100 varieties, Red Fuji, Green Banana and Xiaoguoguang are the majority. Red Fuji, in particular, is most famous for its huge fruit shape, thick red color, rich fragrance and sweet crispness.

Introduction of Apple in Qixia, Yantai

Yantai Qixia apple is famous for its bright color, large size, smooth fruit surface, thin skin and crisp meat, and sweet and juicy taste.

Qixia apple is a specialty of Qixia City, Yantai City, Shandong Province. Qixia City, Shandong Province is known as the "Roof of Jiaodong". This geographical and natural environment is very suitable for growing apples. Qixia people have a long history of planting apples, which has been 100 years.

When will Yantai Qixia Apple be listed?

1 and Red Fuji (101harvested in the middle and late October)

The fruit development period of Yantai Qixia Red Fuji is 170~ 180 days, and it will be harvested in the middle and late June of 10. Physiological fruit drop and pre-harvest fruit drop are very light, and there is no fruit cracking before maturity.

2. Gala (mature in early September)

Gala is bright red in color and beautiful in appearance, with an average fruit weight of about 200 grams. It matures from late August to early September, and it is a representative strain of Gala apple, with great development prospects.

3. Sansa (mature in late August)

Sansa ripens in late August, and the fruit is conical or oblate, and the single fruit weighs about 230 grams. The background color is yellow-green, the sunny flour is red, the cloudy side is pink, and the fruit surface is waxy and thin and beautiful; The flesh is yellow and white, crisp, sweet and juicy, with the fragrance of flowers and red fruits.

4. General Hong (mature in mid-September)

Ordinary red ripens in mid-September, more than 30 days earlier than Fuji. Strong storage resistance, not easy to fluff, naturally stored until the Spring Festival.

5. Golden Crown (mature in the middle and late September)

The growth period of Jinguan fruit is 140 days, and it matures in the middle and late September. The fruit does not fall off when it is fully ripe, and the flesh of the late-harvested fruit is light yellow, with excellent raw flavor. The fruit can be preserved until February to March of the following year, but the peel is easy to wrinkle when the environmental humidity is low.

Where is the best apple producing area in Qixia?

1, Yantai Shewobo production area is the best.

Among the counties and cities in Yantai, Qixia has the largest apple planting area. Within Qixia, Shewobo Town is typical.

Especially in the Apple acquisition market, the "qualification" of Shewobo is very old. As early as the 1990s, the apple buying market here was already well-known in Shandong Province. At the beginning of this century, after reconstruction and expansion, the scale was even larger. It was once called "the largest fruit wholesale market in Jiangbei".

2. Price

Qixia Apple in Zhifu District, Yantai City, Shandong Province is 6.24 yuan/kg; Qixia Apple 1.4 yuan/kg in Donggang District, Rizhao City, Shandong Province; 2 yuan/kg, Fushan District, Yantai City, Shandong Province; Qixia Apple 4 yuan/kg, Qixia City, Yantai City, Shandong Province; 3.2 yuan/Jin of Qixia Apple in Laiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province.