The Paper's reporter Chen Yue
A good year of good times must be remembered, the most is orange yellow orange green time.
Recently, the autumn colors are getting thicker, the tens of thousands of acres of orange forests in Chongming Three Islands are red, and the oranges full of trees are like a small lantern hanging from the branches, and it is the best time of the year to eat oranges and appreciate oranges. For 23 consecutive days from November 6, Shanghai Honey Orange will be promoted in 13 major parks in the city, and the first sweetness from Chongming Ecological Island will be presented to the public in the autumn season.
Shencheng oranges are ripe. The pictures in this article are provided by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Greening and City Appearance
How can I buy the freshest and most authentic local citrus? From November 6th to November 28th, Chongming citrus came as promised, and the relevant departments and units of the Shanghai Municipal Greening and City Appearance Administration organized the promotion of high-quality citrus from the suburbs of Shanghai into the urban park (starting from November 11, Shanghai Botanical Garden), and the public can buy fresh and affordable Shanghai mandarin oranges at their doorstep.
There are 13 citrus promotion points located in Lu Xun Park (South Gate), Zhongshan Park (in front of the pirate ship in the amusement area), Xinjing Park (North Gate), Changfeng Park (Gate 2), Longevity Park (Xikang Road Gate), Yangpu Park (Gate 1), Zhabei Park (East Gate), Century Park (at the relief wall), Gongqing Forest Park (West Gate), Shanghai Botanical Garden (Gate 3), Liyuan Park (East Gate 2), Jinqiao Park (East Gate), Minhang Sports Park (Gate 2).
The citrus recommended by the park comes from the Chongming District Citrus Planting Cooperative or Orchard, and the citrus is picked and graded from the tree the day before, and then sent directly to the urban park the next morning to ensure the freshness of the fruit. After the citrus is picked and graded this year, the recommended price for transportation to the park is 2.2 yuan / catty.
It is known as the red beauty of Hermes in citrus.
By the end of 2020, Shanghai's citrus planting area is 55,300 mu, the city's citrus output is 120,000 tons, and the cultivation area is mainly concentrated in the three islands of Chongming, of which Changxing Town, Luhua Town and Hengsha Township are the largest, and a small number is distributed in the townships along the Dazhi River in Pudong, Jinshan, Fengxian and other districts.
According to the feedback of the municipal forestry department, due to the winter last year, the Shanghai area suffered the rarest severe cold wave freezing weather since 1987, which lasted for a long time and the minimum temperature reached -9 °C, resulting in different degrees of frost damage to the city's citrus, of which Luhua Town was the most seriously affected by frost damage. The city's citrus production is expected to be reduced by more than 30% this year, but the taste and quality of the fruit have not been affected. Recently, the weather is sunny, the temperature difference between day and night has increased, accelerating the accumulation of citrus sugar, and the sweetness of citrus has been significantly improved.
Citrus picking.
As an evergreen tree species, citrus trees not only "green" the three islands of Chongming, but also an important "green barrier" for the construction of forest cities, making an important contribution to the forest coverage rate of Shanghai. At the same time, as an important economic fruit forest tree species for farmers to increase income, in recent years, forestry technicians have cooperated with universities, scientific research departments, enterprises and other parties to make a variety of attempts in the introduction of new varieties, citrus cultivation models and sales grading. Introduce red beauty, chunxiang, harumi, wo citrus and other medium and late ripening citrus varieties, and use greenhouse facilities to protect from frost, breaking the winter low temperature restrictions in the northern rim area. Under the conditions of the facility, Red Beauty has begun to produce, and the soluble solids, slagging and flavor are all performing well. Shanghai citrus industry has also introduced Japanese non-damage fruit selection equipment, which can already achieve the grading of citrus sugar, breaking the limitations of grading only according to size in previous years, and the graded sales of citrus fruits have been greatly improved.
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