In early summer, Qingdao Chengyang Shaoshan, after thousands of trees "apricot" flowers bloom, a large sweet Shaoshan red apricot hangs on the branches.
At the same time, 1,000 kilometers away, in Liangjiahe Village, Yanchuan County, Yan'an City, the same variety of red apricots has also borne fruit.
As a national geographical indication product, why does Qingdao Agricultural Product Shaoshan Red Apricot bloom in Liangjiahe? The evening news reporter exclusively visited the "apricot" blessing trip of Shaoshan red apricot and revealed the story behind the "far marriage" of Shaoshan red apricot.
This is a love trip to Qingdao, behind the red apricot branches of Liangjiahe, is the rush and dedication of Qingdao agriculture, meteorology and other professionals.
This is a promotion tour of the National Geographical Indication products, allowing excellent varieties to take root and sprout on more land.
This is a rural revitalization trip, which not only extends the industrial chain, but also vigorously develops the tourism industry, providing an "accelerator" for the realization of strong agriculture, rural beauty and farmers' wealth.
Shaoshan red apricot is widely loved by consumers for its large flesh, thick flesh, sweet and delicious, and has been approved as a national geographical indication product for its excellent quality. Today, not only can you eat shaoshan red apricots in Qingdao, but also in Liangjiahe Village, Wen'an Yi Town, Yanchuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, more than a thousand kilometers away, the grafted and improved red apricots are also expected to harvest this year. Why did shaoshan red apricot take root and sprout in Liangjiahe Village?
Visit: Before and after the improvement of the red apricot is quite different
On June 11, the reporter drove to Liangjiahe Village, Wen'an Yi Town, Yanchuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, along the village road to a hill, the road on both sides of the forest is lush and lush, because it has just rained, the mountain mist is misty, the air is exceptionally fresh, and the cuckoo's call echoes in the forest.
The reporter stopped at a relatively spacious place near the top of the mountain, looked out of the road fence, and an apricot tree contrasted with other surrounding trees, and the branches hung either yellow or green apricots, "Now these apricots are not yet ripe, wait for about ten days, it is yellow and brilliant." Pang Shifu, the administrator of the almond tree, told reporters that these apricot trees are grafted with red apricots from Shaoshan Mountain. The reporter came to the apricot forest along a ramp that was only thirty or forty centimeters wide, and the road was relatively muddy when it had just rained, but the administrator was very happy to step on the muddy road under his feet, "We have little rainfall here all year round, and insufficient rainfall requires artificial irrigation, because the apricot tree grows in the middle of the mountainside, watering irrigation is inconvenient, but the recent rain is very beneficial to the growth of the apricot tree, and it saves time and effort and money when there is rainfall." ”
Pang's job is to manage the almond trees, regularly weeding the almond trees, pruning the branches, "You see, the branches that grow on these sides must be pruned to avoid competing for nutrients." "Pang Shifu said as he broke several branches of an apricot tree by hand, because these branches were not improved branches grafted out, but because the scion did not survive, the branches of the original local apricot trees grew." Each of the almond trees here is grafted to improve the apricots, which increases the yield, improves the quality of the apricots, and sells for more money. Pang Shifu said that before and after the improvement, the apricot and almond trees have changed significantly.
The reporter walked around in the apricot forest to observe, some apricot trees have large and round leaves, some are small and pointed, and the size of apricots varies greatly, and this is the result of improvement. The reporter casually picked a modified apricot to taste, although it is not yet ripe, but it is sweet and sour, and the color is red and yellow, which makes people want to taste it. The apricots without improvement are smaller and astringent in the mouth when eaten. It is understood that this apricot tree is the second year after the improvement, "another year or two will be fully open, then the yield will increase significantly." Pang Shifu said.
Finding The Origin: A Journey to Learn Discover 10,000 acres of mountain wild apricots
Pang Shifu told reporters, "The scion of this improved apricot tree was transported from the Shaoshan community in Qingdao. It is understood that the apricots in the Shaoshan community of Xiazhuang Street in Chengyang District are famous far and wide, and the fruit trees planted are mainly apricots. According to incomplete statistics, Shaoshan has a total of more than 3,000 acres of apricot orchards and nearly 100,000 apricot trees. It is precisely because of this small apricot that the fate of the Shaoshan community and the Liangjiahe Village was formed.
Before coming to Yan'an, this reporter visited the Shaoshan community, and Zhou Zongxian, general secretary of the shaoshan community party branch and director of the neighborhood committee in Xiazhuang Street, Chengyang District, told the reporter about the "marriage" of The "marriage" of Shaoshan Apricot's "distant marriage" in Liangjiahe Village. In April 2016, Zhou Zongxian followed the Organization Department of the Chengyang District Committee to Yan'an to carry out "two studies and one doing" learning and education. "When I visited Liangjiahe the next day, I saw a lot of apricot blossoms blooming on the mountain. Because I have been growing apricots for many years and have a special affection and sensitivity to apricots, I chatted with the local villagers and learned that the original pieces were all mountain apricots, and the fruit was only as big as the thumb belly, and it was not delicious. Zhou Zongxian introduced that it was this inadvertent "chance encounter", and the idea of marrying a young mountain red apricot sprouted in Zhou Zongxian's heart.
Since then, he has been paying attention to the mountain apricots in Liangjiahe and nearby villages. According to his understanding, There are about 10,000 acres of wild apricots in Liangjiahe, which were first planted to control barren mountains, because the fruit is too small and "skin-packed core", villagers can only sell apricot cores to make money, and the price of apricot cores is relatively low. "After examining the local soil, climate and other conditions, I believe that the national geographical indication agricultural product 'Shaoshan Red Apricot' is very suitable for grafting with mountain apricots, and after grafting, it can produce a large meat thick, moderately sweet and sour red apricot, so as to promote the local development of picking tours, but also to bring considerable income to local villagers." Zhou Zongxian said.
Landing: Red apricots set sail Scion grafted mountain wild apricots
"In order to make the local produce a large red apricot, I ran to the village committee at that time and wanted to talk to the village secretary or the village director in detail, but unfortunately, because they had something to do, they did not find it." Then Zhou Zongxian inquired in the village, and later found a local apple grower famous villager - Zhang Weipang, Zhou Zongxian talked about his ideas, Zhang Weipang was very active. "I told him at that time that the excellent Shaoshan red apricots can improve the local mountain wild apricots in Liangjiahe, and in June of that year, I brought a batch of ripe Shaoshan red apricots to Liangjiahe again, and the thick and sweet Red Apricots of Shaoshan made them shine, and at first they did not believe that the Red Apricots of Shaoshan could grow so big, because the local mountain apricots were only one-fifth to one-tenth of the size of the Red Apricots of Shaoshan." In order to dispel the concerns of the other party, Zhou Zongxian openly and frankly talked about the idea of apricot improvement and development. In fact, as early as many years ago, the Liangjiahe Village Committee had realized the improvement of mountain apricots, and also tried to introduce apricot scion grafting from Linyi, but did not succeed. Hearing the improvement ideas provided by Zhou Zongxian, the worries in their hearts were dispelled.
In order to improve the mountain apricots, it is necessary to reduce the scion of the mountain apricot, and in the winter of 2016, Zhou Zongxian began to work, and he collected a group of apricot tree scion pruned by the residents of the community. After a winter of storage, in March 2017, Zhou Zongxian and technicians went to Liangjiahe Village again to help teach apricot tree grafting, "At that time, the grafting was concentrated for a few days, but then the local heating up quickly, and the almond scion on the graft was about to sprout, and the grafting had to be completed before the scion sprouted." Zhou Zongxian told reporters that for this reason, they called on villagers to take it back and graft it themselves, and improved about 3,000 acres that year. In order to save costs, Zhou Zongxian found a local manager to be responsible for the management of the almond tree. At the same time as Liangjiahe Village improved the mountain wild apricots, Zhou Zongxian and technicians began to set their sights on the surrounding counties, cities and villages. "We must not only help Liangjiahe graft 10,000 acres of Shaoshan red apricots, but also continue to promote Shaoshan red apricots to Shaanxi Province and even the entire Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region to help revitalize local villages." Zhou Zongxian said.
At present, the red apricots on the hills of Shaoshan Community in Xiazhuang Street have entered the picking period, and residents can go to Shaoshan Community to pick and buy Shaoshan Red Apricots in the month from June 12 to July 12. What are the advantages of Shaoshan red apricot that can achieve "going out" and become the preferred choice for improvement?
The harvest season lasts for one month
On June 12, the launching ceremony of the sales of the Shaoshan red apricot network platform was held, which also marked that the Shaoshan red apricot entered the picking period, and the citizens who like to eat red apricots had a good taste, "From June 12, you can pick until July 12, during which you can come to taste the Red Apricots of Shaoshan." Zhou Zongxian, general secretary of the shaoshan community party branch and director of the neighborhood committee in Xiazhuang Street, Chengyang District, introduced that this year's shaoshan red apricot production is similar compared with previous years, and the single apricot tree with the largest output can reach more than 600 catties, and the total output of shaoshan red apricots is expected to reach 4 million catties. At present, Shaoshan's castor and barley yellow have been listed. Zuoshi is 6 yuan per kilogram, of which the most popular is Guan Ye face, Shaoshan No. 2, Shaoshan red, barley yellow 4 varieties, can be sold to about 15 yuan per kilogram. At present, there are more than 10 varieties of red apricots planted in the community, such as zuoshi, large wheat yellow, Shaoshan No. 2, Guan Ye face, and Shaoshan red. Citizens can choose different times to pick according to their own tastes.
Regarding shaoshan red apricots, Zhou Zongxian told reporters that the Shaoshan community planted more than 3,000 acres of red apricots, as many as more than 100,000 trees, which is the main production area of local apricots. The unique geographical location, soil conditions and pleasant climatic environment of the Shaoshan community have created the unique quality of red apricots, which have a history of 600 years of red apricot cultivation. "As early as the Ming Dynasty, the villagers here began to plant red apricots, and up to now, there are hundreds of trees that are more than a hundred years old, and many old trees are still high-yielding." Zhou Zongxian told reporters that among them, barley yellow, Shaoshan No. 2, Shaoshan red and Guan Ye face are the four local specialties. According to legend, during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Jiashan, the official of the Huang clan of the Mowang clan, paid homage to prince Taibao and Bingbu Shangshu, and returned to beijing with red apricots to the Wanli Emperor when he returned to beijing. After tasting it, the Wanli Emperor looked at its shape and color, and gave it "Guan Ye Face Apricot", which has been passed down through the world ever since.
Quality improvement The value of red apricots has doubled
The trees are full of red apricots, the aroma is fragrant, just looking at it makes people salivate, and there is an urge to eat. "Barley yellow apricot, off-core, large nuclear, bitter kernel, is a very early ripening apricot. The result of ripening is that the meat is yellow, the meat is coarse, the juice is more, the taste is moderately sweet and sour, and it has a high edible value. Zhou Zongxian introduced that the characteristics of "Shaoshan Red" are short growth period, and the storage time is also short, but the taste is good; "Guan Ye Face" has a history of 600 years, but after continuous improvement, it has become more and more delicious, emitting a special fragrance, and the sugar content is also very high; "Shaoshan No. 2" is the largest planting area at present, accounting for more than 30%, and this apricot contains the highest sugar content.
Before the Red Apricots of Shaoshan entered the ripening period, the reporter visited the Shaoshan community, when the apricots were already full of branches, and some of the early ripening ones had turned yellow. In the Shaoshan community, almost every family grows Shaoshan apricots, and several trees are planted in front of the house and behind the house, "when you go out, you can see the red apricot trees, you want to eat and pick one, and it also emits the aroma of apricots." One community resident said proudly. In addition to the scattered planting of residents, more is the concentrated planting of pieces, the reporter followed Zhou Zongxian in the apricot forest around, each apricot tree is fruitful, "in order to ensure the quality of red apricots, we scientific management, the application of farm manure, regular weeding and watering, as long as you are good to it, it will definitely return to you." In 2007, Zhou Zongxian began to serve as a community secretary, in 2008, Zhou Zongxian changed his sales thinking, contacted the first e-commerce company, began to get involved in online sales, to now, the cooperative e-commerce has seven or eight, and after more than 10 years of careful operation, variety improvement, the "value" of Shaoshan red apricot has also doubled several times, "before it was very cheap, it was about one yuan, and now it can reach about 10 yuan a pound." "Zhou Zongxian said that in recent years, the Shaoshan community has explored the path of rural revitalization, and jointly established the Qingdao Shaoshan Red Apricot Professional Cooperative with community residents to integrate resources and develop in groups." I am particularly interested in apricots, as long as any mall, supermarket has apricots, I will buy a little taste, delicious varieties, I will try to introduce seeds. After more than ten years of development, "Shaoshan Red Apricot" has become a well-known brand of local fruits, and has been approved as the Honorary title of "Geographical Indication Agricultural Products", "Famous And Excellent Agricultural Products" and "SCO Summit Exclusive Supply Base" of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Shaoshan Red Apricot entered 8 provinces across the country
With the fame of Shaoshan Red Apricot, the community also actively carries the Internet platform to let Shaoshan Red Apricot go out of the mountain village. "Modern logistics express delivery is convenient, providing a basic guarantee for red apricots to enter all parts of the country." At present, Shaoshan Hongxing has cooperated with e-commerce platforms, net red live broadcasts and a number of logistics and express delivery companies, and opened the cooperative's own WeChat platform to sell through multiple channels, and its influence has been further expanded. According to the community staff, in the next step, the community will highlight the key points of high quality, efficiency, ecology and safety through the construction of facilities, new technologies and the application of standardized management technology systems, and build the Shaoshan Red Apricot Demonstration Base into a local model garden; at the same time, the demonstration base will be used to take advantage of its proximity to Qingdao City to implement the development mode of combining Shaoshan Red Apricot with leisure tourism picking.
Today, the Shaoshan community not only allows red apricots to enter fruit baskets across the country, but also into the fields of more regions. In recent years, the Shaoshan community has actively promoted the "going out" of red apricots, interacted with other provinces, helped support qualified areas to plant apricot trees, developed related industries, and promoted the development and growth of the local collective economy. After two or three years of improvement and cultivation, Shaoshan red apricot grafted Liangjiahe mountain wild apricot successfully flowered and borne fruit, in addition, Zhou Zongxian also transported Shaoshan red apricot to Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places, grafted or planted locally, with a total area of about 50,000 or 60,000 mu. "Planting Shaoshan red apricots or using Shaoshan red apricots to graft and improve local apricots can extend the local industrial chain, develop tourism picking, and promote rural revitalization." Zhou Zongxian said that the large-scale planting of apricot trees has also made the barren mountains in some areas greener, the environment more beautiful, and the ecological benefits are gradually emerging.
Evening News Review: Little Red Apricot Leverages a New Model of Rural Revitalization
When the countryside prospers, the country prospers, and when the countryside declines, the country declines. The report of the Nineteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed the implementation of the strategy of rural revitalization, and in this process, industrial development is crucial.
As a national geographical indication product, Qingdao Agricultural Product Shaoshan Red Apricot has won praise for its excellent quality. However, in addition to the self-confidence that brand products should have "wine aroma is not afraid of deep alleys", they should also have the worry of "raising people in the deep boudoir". Good agricultural products need to be strengthened and promoted, and the "going out" strategy should be actively implemented, and only by "going out" can high-quality agricultural products achieve maximum value.
The successful "marriage" between Qingdao Shaoshan Red Apricot and Yan'an Liangjiahe Mountain Wild Apricot has not only extended the industrial chain, but also vigorously developed the tourism industry and promoted rural revitalization. A small red apricot, connecting the two places, sent scion for free, provided technical guidance, improved the local mountain apricots, added "drama code" to the local tourism industry, and expanded income channels. The ripening of this year's improved apricots is a testament to the success of this model.
At present, Shaoshan red apricot has been promoted to 8 provinces across the country, including Shaanxi, and Shaoshan red apricot, as a high-quality Qingdao agricultural product, has gone out of Qingdao and is involved in tourism picking, food processing, Chinese herbal medicine, handicraft production and other development channels. Although the red apricot is small, it has gone out of Qingdao and gone to the whole country, driving residents to increase their income and become rich, leveraging a large industry, and stepping out of a new road to rural revitalization that leads to "industrial prosperity, ecological livability, rural civilization, effective governance, and affluent life".
【Source: Sunshine City Yang WeChat public account, Qingdao Evening News】