The history of Taiwan fruit (7) _ Lin Chih-hung

Text Lin Chih-hung/ Pearl Alba music was originally called the "Dragon" pulled Tsai Taiwan guava's destiny and ecological changes, what is? guava! guava's origin, was originally the Kaohsiung County, but since the rise of Pearl guava, Kaohsiung County are far more than Changhua County, become the first in the country of origin of guava. Pearl-drawn appearance changed the fate of Taiwan guava and ecological, Kaohsiung County main production guava Township is claims to be the origin of the Pearl-drawn. One of the most likely origin is from the great social rural seed supplier of seedling Park jaunts lamp. Guava approximately in 1989 and 1990, mixed in Thailand first guava seedlings for sale, then grow quality premium fruit, was chosen as the new varieties. According to nest Heung pearls Orange, guava, originally called "Dragon drawing Tsai," because is very sweet, also known as "honey", later removed and renamed as the "Pearl" pull ". Currently, according to the characteristics of guava, may be inferred from Thailand drew lines remove and remove white powder of big Te head natural hybridization of new varieties. Guava although appearance is no better than Thailand guava, no quarter pulling came hard and brittle, odor more than often used to make juice of Zhongshan, pull, pull the seedy than Crystal, but remove the taste sweet, Pearl, bites are crisp. At this point, has many advantages to a collection, regardless of sweetness and crispness, flesh of thickness and detailed levels are quite high, especially for fruit taste people especially liked some sweetness and guava's overweight sweet taste is very popular. Plus there is often an moderate acidity gives a more balanced and refreshing taste, but no investigation after mature and, more importantly guava also has a special sweet taste and subtle and elegant aroma. Not only is the most widely grown throughout Taiwan's guava, because a big market, and even has fast become the exclusive varieties, and now there are some 80 per cent of Taiwan guava are Pearl, pulling 7600 hectares in the guava Orchard has more than 5000 hectares are cultivated pearls. In addition to delicious, Pearl pull results rate high, low, morbidity rate than the average yield is high, and more easy to grow, while fruit harvested also quite resistant to save not only Taiwan people love to eat, but also fruit and the fruit's favorite. However, removing or flawed Pearl, in high temperature environment is very easy to become soft, natural Pearl pull delivery in July 4 to 6 to 7 between the monthly production capacity of Pearl-drawn while sweet, crisp, flesh becomes soft, guava, Taiwan people's preference crunchy bite, so summer is rich in Pearl remove regular unsalable. However, Taiwan has always been very generous donor of fruit farmers in fruit production season, now guava fruit farmers through simple pruning can pull away from the summer for Pearl, results in the winter. Pearl pull the best season in the winter, every year from September the weather began to cool, then start becomes crisp and delicious, continued in February next year, is among the most delicious season, in spring after the flesh will become less, seed growing, investigation becomes heavier.