Chestnut is the general name of trees or shrubs in the chestnut genus of Fagaceae (beech family), with about 7-9 species. In China, the improved varieties after cross culture are widely planted. Because of their large size, sweet taste and strong disease resistance, chestnut is widely planted in China. Chestnut was originally born in temperate areas of the northern hemisphere. Most kinds of chestnut trees are deciduous trees 20-40 meters high, and only a few are shrubs. All kinds of chestnut trees bear edible nuts, which are simple leaves, oval or long oval, 10-30 cm long and 4-10 cm wide, with barbed teeth on the edge. Monoecious, the male flowers are erect catkins, and the female flowers grow alone or several in the involucre. Nuts are enclosed in the involucre of dense spikes, with a involucre diameter of 5-11 cm, and there are 1-7 nuts in one involucre. The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruit ripening period is from September to October.
Chestnut likes light, and insufficient light causes branches to wither or bear no fruit. It has no strict requirements on soil, likes fertile, warm, sandy or muddy loam with good drainage, and has strong resistance to harmful gases. Avoid ponding and heavy soil. Deep rooted, with developed base lines, strong budding power, pruning resistance, and more pests. In addition, different varieties are resistant to cold and drought. The service life is more than 300 years.
Deciduous trees, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter at breast height. The crown is oblate. The bark is grayish brown, with irregular deep longitudinal cracks. Young branches densely grayish brown tomentose. The leaves are long elliptic or wide cuneate, and the lateral veins extend out of the apex of the sawtooth to form awn sawtooth, and the lower part is gray white and pubescent. The male inflorescence is fluffy. The cupule is spherical, with a diameter of 3 ~ 5cm, containing 2 ~ 3 nuts, which are divided into 4 petals when mature; Nuts are hemispherical or oblate, dark brown, with a diameter of 2 ~ 3cm. The flowering period is in May, and the fruiting period is from August to October.
The above is Yanshan red fresh chestnut manufacturer. Hebei Yanshan Red Food Co., Ltd., founded in September 2000, is a comprehensive production enterprise specializing in the R & D, processing, production and sales of chestnut, peanut and other agricultural and sideline products. The company covers an area of 20000 square meters and a construction area of 6000 square meters, including food processing workshops, low-temperature warehouses, quick-frozen warehouses and high-temperature warehouses. If you have any need, please contact us!