Top Ten Hometowns of Chestnut in China

The hometown of chestnut in China includes Macheng in Hubei, Zhucheng Great Wall in Weifang, Shandong, Longan in Nanning, Guangxi, Qianxi in Hebei, Xingtai in Hebei, Linyi in Shandong, Luotian in Hubei, Zunhua in Hebei, Huairou in Beijing, Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County, Zhen 'an in Shaanxi and Guangde in Anhui. The most famous is chestnut moved to the west of Hebei.

Chestnut, first seen in the ancient book The Book of Songs, shows that the cultivation history of chestnut has at least 2500 years in China.

Chestnut originated in China, which is one of the earliest famous nuts in China, and its annual output ranks first in the world. Chestnuts in China are of the best quality and rich in nutrition in the world. After frying, its meat is delicate, sweet and delicious, and it is very popular.

The height of the tree can reach 20 meters, the diameter at breast height is 80 cm, the winter buds are about 5 mm long, the branchlets are grayish brown, the stipules are oblong, the length is 10- 15 mm, and the hairs are sparse and scaly. The leaves are ovoid to oblong, with a length of11-17cm and a width of 7cm. The top is as short as a cone, the base is nearly truncated or round, or both sides are slightly bent inward to form an earlobe, and one side is often skewed and asymmetrical. The base of new leaves is often narrow and sharp, and both sides are symmetrical. The back of leaves is covered with stars or becomes hairless due to hair loss. Petiole length 1-2 cm. Male inflorescence length 10-20cm, inflorescence axis hairy; 3-5 flowers are clustered into a cluster, the female flower 1-3 (-5) grows firmly, and the lower part of the style is hairy. The spikes of mature shell bucket are long and short, sparse and dense. When it is dense, the outer wall of the shell bucket is completely covered, and when it is sparse, the outer wall is visible. The diameter of the shell bucket is 4.5-6.5 cm. Nuts are1.5-3cm high and1.8-3.5cm wide. The flowering period is April-June, and the fruiting period is 8-65438+1October.