Ningshan walnut

Ningshan Walnut is a specialty of ningshan county, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. There are many excellent varieties of walnuts in ningshan county. There are many varieties cultivated, such as round walnut, big walnut, big round walnut, bare walnut and early-maturing walnut. Ningshan county belongs to the rocky mountain area of Qinling Mountains, located at the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, and the mountains are criss-crossed. The average annual temperature in the whole region is about 11℃, with severe cold in winter and hot in summer, and the annual precipitation is 800 mm, which belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate zone. The climate characteristics of Ningshan are just suitable for the growth and development of walnuts. Therefore, walnuts are widely distributed here, which can grow in deep mountains, shallow mountains, hills and flat dams. The conditions are suitable, and there are many kinds of walnut trees, which grow vigorously and have high yield. The quality is also better. The local people described it as "walnut slope, walnut ditch, walnut mound, walnut road, walnut trees all over the mountains, and walnuts hit people's heads." Walnut trees in Ningshan are generally about 15 meters high and about 10 meters in diameter at breast height. The largest is 25 meters high, with a DBH of 2 meters, and the crown covers an area of about one mu. Most of the walnut trees here begin to bear fruit in eight or nine years. The masses have a saying that "peach lasts three years, apricot lasts three years, and you have to eat walnuts for ten years." If it is well managed, it can lead to early results. Generally, after 30 years, it will enter the full fruiting period, and the fruiting period can reach 200-300 years, and some even reach more than 500 years. The total area of walnut planting in ningshan county reached more than 85,000 mu, the fruit bearing area reached 17,985 mu, and the total output reached more than 900 tons, which brought more than 5 million yuan for forest farmers.
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