Where does the popular fruit Ehime Orange come from?

Ehime orange is a plant of Rutaceae and Citrus. Its fruit is nearly round, the mature fruit is dark orange, the oil cells are thin, the fruit surface is smooth, the peel is thin and easy to peel, and the thickness is about 65438±0.8mm；; The pulp is orange-yellow, tender and smooth, with a sweet orange flavor and no seeds or less.

Dan Ling County, known as the "hometown of citrus in China", had a history of planting citrus as early as the Northern Song Dynasty. As a geographical indication agricultural product, Dan Ling citrus Ehime Orange is one of the most representative varieties. Up to now, the county's citrus planting 1.8 million mu, with an output value of more than 3 billion yuan, of which Ehime citrus planting 1.5%.

Production environment in Dan Ling

The citrus producing area in Dan Ling is located at the southwest edge of the western Sichuan Plain, with the landform characteristics of "mountainous areas in the northwest and shallow hills in the southeast", with low mountains and hills accounting for more than 60%. The soil in the producing area is mainly yellow loam, with pH value of 5.6-6.8, rich in organic matter and high fertility, which is suitable for citrus planting.

The production area belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate, with four distinct seasons, warm in winter and cool in summer, and abundant rainfall. Annual average temperature 16.8℃, annual average sunshine hours 1 140.3 hours, annual average daily temperature above 0℃ for 365 days, frost-free period for 3 12 days, and rainfall 1250 mm.