Golden cherry is a kind of strange-looking wild fruit, the overall fruit shape is a small jar, but also a mini jar, the skin is yellow, the surface has a lot of fine thorns, so some places also call it prickly pear (non-Guizhou prickly pear), many rural children take golden cherry as wild fruit to eat. Because at that time, everyone had limited conditions and could eat fewer types of fresh fruits, and wild golden cherry blossoms became snacks. In fact, the golden cherry is not delicious, it has long spines on the surface of the peel, it will tie hands when picking, the flesh is very small, it is very difficult to eat, and now everyone's living conditions are getting better and better, and few people take it as a fruit to eat.
Although the golden cherry blossom is not outstanding in the use of fruit, this does not negate its excellence, because the golden cherry blossom is loved by many farmers and friends. Golden cherry seeds can be used to boil sugar, it is called "sugar jar", the sweetness is very strong, the effect of boiling sugar is very good, and golden cherry seeds can also be used to brew wine, because it has medicinal value, both delicious and nourishing. Farmers' work is very heavy, many people have the habit of drinking in their spare time, and the wine brewed with golden cherry blossoms is fragrant and has a higher nutritional value, which is naturally more loved by farmers.
The golden cherry blossoms have a long fruiting period, from July to November, but usually the golden cherry blossoms will not ripen until November, when the quality is the best and the taste is the sweetest, so farmers will rush to pick them at this time. The golden cherry blossoms picked by farmers can be used to brew wine and drink, and they can also be sold for money, and after drying, they sell for about 10 yuan a pound, mainly for medicinal purposes. And a pound of golden cherry blossoms can also be sold for 2 or 3 yuan. Golden cherry blossom is a highly adaptable fruit, and there are more provinces in China, shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Liangguang and other regions.
With the increasing emphasis on health in recent years, the demand for golden cherry blossoms in health care products and foods has been increasing, especially for fresh fruits. Due to the high proportion of wild supply, every year at this time, people often go to the wild to pick, the number of wild golden cherry blossoms is large, the farmers who pick them often harvest full, and the money sold by the golden cherry blossoms can also be regarded as an additional income for farmers, and the income is not bad.
In addition to the above-mentioned bubble wine and boiling sugar, golden cherry seeds can also be used to soak water and cook porridge, and the edible value and medicinal value are very high. Nowadays, more and more merchants have paid attention to the value of golden cherry blossoms and developed more health foods that use golden cherry blossoms as raw materials, such as oral liquid, fruit juice, yogurt, etc. These processed products have a good response in the market and are also recognized by consumers, so the demand for golden cherry blossoms is even greater.
Some farmers wonder if it is possible to grow golden cherry blossoms on a large scale. In fact, in the author's opinion, it is still necessary to be cautious. Wild golden cherry blossoms are abundant and now account for most of the market supply, and although there is also a market for artificial cultivation, there is still a big gap compared with the wild ones. What do you think?