Can passion fruit be grown in Chongqing?

Yes. The trial planting of passion fruit in Xiangdong Village, Longju Town, Wanzhou District, Chongqing was successful. Longju Town, which borders Hubei Province, has suitable water quality, soil and climate, and the passion fruit grown on trial tastes very good. Passion fruit is a fruit native to South America and later spread to tropical and subtropical areas around the world. It is also grown in southern China.

In 2019, Longju Town plans to plant more than 600 acres of passion fruit in Ganchang Community and 200 acres in Guanba Village on the basis of the 150 acres of passion fruit in Xiangdong Village, creating a thousand acres of passion fruit agriculture and tourism integration. industrial park.

Extended information:

Passion fruit is a herbaceous vine of the genus Passiflora in the Passiflora family, about 6 meters long; the stems are finely striped and hairless; the petals are 5 , as long as the sepals; the base is light green, the middle is purple, and the top is white. The berries are ovoid, 3 to 4 cm in diameter, hairless, and purple when ripe; many seeds, ovate. The flowering period is June and the fruiting period is November.

Passion fruit grows in valley jungles at an altitude of 180 to 1,900 meters. Native to the Antilles, it is widely grown in tropical and subtropical areas. There are two main categories: purple fruit and yellow fruit. The plant life is about 20 years, and the economic life is generally 8 to 10 years. The fruit can be eaten raw or used as vegetables and feed.

When used as medicine, it has the effect of stimulating and strengthening. The fruit pulp is juicy and can be made into fragrant and delicious drinks by adding bicarbonate of calcium carbonate and sugar. It can also be added to other drinks to improve the quality of the drinks. The seeds are pressed for oil, which can be used for food, soap making, paint making, etc. The flowers are large and beautiful, without fragrance, and can be used as garden ornamental plants. In other areas outside China, egg fruit is known as the "King of Juice" and "Money Tree".

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