Luotian is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains. The main peak of the Dabie Mountains is located in the territory. The forests are dense and the natural environment is beautiful. It is the first batch of national chestnut villages named. Luotian chestnut, a total cultivation area of ​​40,000 hectares, with an annual output of more than 20,000 tons of chestnut, 2006 Luotian chestnut annual output has reached as high as 30 million kilograms, its output, area ranks first in the country. The product is fruitful (special grade chestnut is within 40 grains per kilogram), high quality (bright chestnut produced, rich in nutrition, extremely resistant to storage), low price (5-10 yuan per kg price, graded sales, according to the quality of the price ). And it takes a long time to market, generally from the end of August to mid-November, chestnuts are on the market, as well as high-quality seedlings for sale.
Luotian chestnut quantity and good quality. Many other parts of the chestnut, not the scale of Luotian, nor the Luotian chestnut large and high nutritional value. Luotian chestnut kernel contains starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins A, B, C, B2 and other substances. The contained protein is 30% higher than rice and fat is 20 times higher than rice. Luotian chestnut, shopping mall prices have reached eight yuan. The reputation of Luotian Chestnut has also attracted many Chinese and foreign tourists. Prof. Laughton from Australia’s University of Aberdeen took a trip to Luotian for a long time. After a field trip to the Luotian chestnut variety, he concluded that Luotian was “the gene bank of chestnut in the worldâ€.
Luotian chestnut kernel contains starch, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins A, B, C, B2 and other substances, which contain 30% higher protein than rice and 20 times higher fat than rice.
The unique quality and reputation of Luotian Chestnut attracted many foreigners. Prof. Laughton of the University of Australia and the United States visited Luotian for thousands of miles. After studying the Luotian chestnut variety, he concluded that Luo Tian was "a world chestnut. "Gene Bank" and actively introduced American business people to China to develop chestnut products. Experts from Japan, Canada, Italy, and other countries visited Luotian more than 20 times and were amazed at the quality of Chinese chestnut. It is said that Japan imported Luotian chestnuts and processed them to make unique chestnut foods. "Ginseng fruit".
Undoubtedly, Luotian chestnut has already come to the world. Luotian people are not only satisfied with the production of fresh chestnuts, they are aiming at deep processing of chestnuts. The county has built five chestnut preservation stores and more than 200 small canneries; the next step is to develop new products such as chestnuts, chestnuts, chestnuts, chestnuts, chestnuts, chestnut juice, and chestnut mushrooms. With the introduction of chestnut products, Luotian will become the world-famous "chestnut kingdom" for a long time to come.
Variety
Osmanthus incense
With moderate tree vigor and a canopy open, each branch has 2 fruit balls. Each ball has an average of 2.5 nuts and a single fruit weight of 11.9 grams. The seed rate is 40%. The shell is dark purple, shiny, yellow in flesh, sweet and tender, with scent of alcohol, 9.1% protein, 42.7% starch, and 35.4% total sugar. Storage resistance is one of the best chestnut varieties in the county.
September cold
Named after harvesting in September of the lunar calendar. The tree vigor is tall and strong. The 30-year-old chestnut tree is 6 to 7 meters high, with a canopy diameter of 6.4 meters and a single plant yield of 15 to 20 kilograms. The fruit ball is medium, the ball weighs about 69.7 grams, with an average of 2 to 3 nuts per ball. The average weight of the single fruit is 15.5 grams. The pulp is yellow, sweet and resistant to late-maturing varieties.
Husk large oil chestnut
Fruit branches 35 to 48 cm long, each fruit branch with 2 fruit balls, each fruit ball has an average of 2.53 nuts, nuts about 76 per kilogram, each ball out of the rate of 42%, the flesh is sweet, resistant to storage, is a good variety.
Early fruit chestnut
The tree vigor is medium, the fruit branch is short, and can be planted densely. It can still be produced after pruning. Each fruiting branch averages 3 fruit balls and up to 6 fruit balls. The average weight of each nut is 12.82 grams, with about 78 single fruits per kilogram. Peel red-brown, shiny, more resistant to storage. Mature in early September.
Oil chestnut
Strong tree vigor, small fruit ball, thin shell. Peel dark brown. About 80 nuts per kilogram, the flesh is sweet and delicious, resistant to storage. Mature from late September to early October.
Shallow chestnut
The tree vigor is strong, the crown is tight, the leaves are long, and the fruit ball is large. The average weight is 162.4 grams per ball. The ball is oval and flat. The thorns are short and sparse, the thorns are high, and the branches of the thorns are large. The average weight of each fruit is 26.4 grams, and the largest is 34.3 grams. The fruit shape is neat, and the peel is dark brown, shiny, and less furry. Mature in early October, the rate of fresh fruit production is 40%, which is the best-selling variety.
Deeply stabbed big chestnut
The fruitball is large, with an average weight of 220 grams per ball, a ball thickness of about 0.57 centimeters, a firm peel, dark brown, and shiny, mature in mid-September.
Chika
The tree is strong, with a rod circumference of about 30 cm, a height of 6 to 7 meters, a canopy diameter of 5 to 8 meters, a strain producing 25 to 45.5 kilograms, and 2 to 3 fruitballs per fruit branch. The fruit ball is large, with 2 to 3 nuts per ball, dark red skin, yellow-white flesh, medium sweetness, and crispness. The pulp contains 18.64% of starch, 0.87% of reducing sugar, and 13.81% of sucrose. Mature in mid-September.
Zhong Guozhong Chi Li
The tree is short and its crown is round-shaped and relatively open. Each fruit branch has 2 to 3 fruit balls and each fruit ball has 2 to 3 nuts. The weight averaged 15.2 grams, which was purple-red, sweet-tasting, and rich, containing 9% of protein, 39% of starch, and 24.2% of total sugar. The trees should be densely planted: The fruit is resistant to storage and is the main product of the county.
Woolly chestnut
Strong tree vigor, adaptable to the terroir. The 40-year-old tree is 8-9 meters high and the old tree is naturally renewed. Each fruit branch has 2 to 3 fruit balls, and the fruit is large. Generally, 20 pieces weigh 1 kg. Peel brown, slightly thicker. The flesh is creamy yellow and crisp and fragrant. Strong drought resistance, resistance to storage, fewer pests and diseases, can yield high yields. 30-year-old chestnuts produce 25 to 30 kilograms a year. Sapling grafting fruit for the second year, strong handle, easy to hurt when picking branches. Mature in late September. This species accounts for about one-third of the county's chestnut output.
June
Also known as glutinous rice head, strong tree vigor, full tree posture, round crown, strong adaptability of the terroir, the tree is long and thick. The 30-year-old chestnut tree is 9 to 10 meters high, with a canopy diameter of 7 meters and a rod circumference of about 32 centimeters. Each fruit branch has 1-3 fruitballs and the shell is thin. The flesh is yellow and crunchy, and the taste is light and pale, the average weight is only 2.5 grams, and it is not resistant to storage, and it is resistant to drought and pests. The second year after the saplings were grafted, the fruiting period was five years, and it matured from the end of August to the beginning of September.
Red light oil
The common name is oil chestnut, with a strong tree vigor, branches standing upright, and adaptable to the terroir. Each fruiting branch has 2 to 3 fruitballs. The fruit shape is small, the peel is reddish-brown, shiny, the fruit is hard, the base is slightly wider, the bottom is larger, and the top is tapered. The flesh is pale yellow, crisp and fragrant, with an average weight of 9.25 grams per fruit. It is a mid-late variety and has strong resistance to drought, pests and diseases. Mature from late September to early October.
Sorrel
With moderate tree vigor and adaptable land and environment, each fruit branch usually has 1 to 7 balls and the fruit ball is slightly larger. The peel is dark brown, shiny, with a few hairs on the top of the fruit, yellow flesh, slightly sweet and brittle, 6.13% protein, starch 49.9%, weight average 13.3 grams, storage resistance, 20-25 kg per plant, late September mature.
Zhong Chi Li
The fruit shape is large and the color is purple, and the flesh is yellowish-white, crispy and delicious, mature in late September.
Dog Li
Is a late-maturing varieties of a deformed chestnut, when the fruit ball is burst, the child kernel exposed a ball of fruit outside, was dog teeth open like, fruit raw sweet, cooked food is delicious, the best stew.
Castanea
The common name wild chestnut is a straight chestnut that grows in a miscellaneous woods. The output is low and the quality is poor. After harvesting, it must be exposed to the sun and stored until the water loses one third of its weight.
Mao Li
The fruit is small, and when the nut is immature, it is white-white, and the ripe-brown fruit is brown-red. After harvesting, the dried fruit is dried, peeled off with a pestle, sweetened with raw food, and roasted with pork or chicken. The taste is particularly good. The annual acquisition volume is 175,000 kilograms.