It is estimated that many northerners, like me, always know very little about the fruits of the south, and the southern fruits generally sell at a relatively high price in the north, and they still have to worry about the wallet before buying. For some of the rarer southern fruits, many northerners have not heard of it, such as the unique "lucuma fruit" in the south introduced to you today, many northerners do not know, even in the south, few people have eaten, and now the market price of lucuma fruit is sold to 13 yuan a pound, and often rely on imports, which is ripe in December.
Lucuma is a fruit unique to the South, its origin is Cuba and South America, it was only introduced to the country in the 1930s, and it has not been cultivated for a long time until now. Lucuma has relatively high temperature requirements and is currently only cultivated in the south, and there are relatively few provinces.
As its name suggests, this fruit and egg yolk have an indissoluble relationship, the fruit is green when it is not yet fully ripe, the fruit shape is more round and shiny, the skin turns yellow after full ripening, just like a small egg hanging on the tree, after opening the flesh orange yellow, both color and texture are very similar to the egg yolk, and it is precisely for this reason that people call it lucuma fruit.
In fact, many people have not heard of lucuma fruit, let alone eaten, at present, lucuma is only sporadically grown in China, the market supply is very small, and it depends on imports every year. Nowadays, Vietnam is one of the main export countries of lucuma fruit, but also the main source of domestic imports, this fruit has high nutritional value, is advertised to have the effect of beauty and beauty, the market price is expensive, a pound can be sold to 13 yuan, throughout the entire fruit market, it is a relatively high-priced fruit.
Since it is a fruit, you must taste it, lucuma can sell for such a high price, is it worth the money, or is it a vain name? Lucuma fruit has less moisture, has an aroma, the taste is slightly sweet, the taste is similar to the egg yolk, it is not too good among many fruits, in fact, many consumers have spent high prices to buy, many people have expressed some disappointment. This fruit ripens in December of each year, and now it is the market season, in fact, it is already available in some places in the market, but the market sales are average, and few people have eaten this fruit.
Although lucuma fruit has been introduced in China for nearly a hundred years, but there has been no good development in China, the main thing is that the taste is not outstanding, the price has been high, everyone eats the fruit chart is the taste and nutrition, and the lucuma fruit is empty of nutrition, the taste is not advantageous, naturally will not be favored by consumers. At present, it is still a relatively niche fruit, mainly produced in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.
In these main production areas, the market for lucuma is actually not too big, after all, these production areas are not only lucuma fruit, but other fruits are rich in variety, taste better, and naturally sell better. However, there are also some people who love the taste of lucuma and will buy it every year after the market, and they will also buy potted plants made of lucuma and prepare to grow themselves to eat.
Lucuma fruit trees are actually very ornamental, just like fruits such as kumquats, lucuma can also be made into ornamental flowers, planted properly can bear fruit, and the fruit shape and color of lucuma are very beautiful, placed at home, is also a very good scenery. In the planting process, you need to pay attention to the fact that you must prune the branches frequently to ensure adequate nutrient results, and do not water frequently, because this crop is drought-tolerant and not flood-tolerant, and then wait for the results.