Super Orchard

Chapter 241 Carambola
When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the old trees here in Jinquan Village are branching again, and the weeds are also emerging from the ground, and the whole world is slowly covered with a layer of green.

At this time, Shen Yangguang's new house has been under construction for nearly a month, the foundation and the overall frame have been built, and the rest of the details are under intense construction.

In the Golden Spring Valley, hundreds of acres of open space on the west side have also been rejuvenated. Shen Yangguang asked Xiong San to drive a tractor with the staff of the logistics department to weed out large areas of weeds, plow the land again, and then contact Wei Long to prepare Build the greenhouse again.

This new greenhouse is located on the west side of the Lianwu Garden, and it also covers an area of ​​120 mu. The specifications of the greenhouse are similar to the previous Big Mac, but the height is slightly lower.

Shen Guangguang plans to plant carambola in this place, because the fruit trees of carambola grow to a height of 12 meters to 20 meters, and there is no need for the previous greenhouses with a minimum height of 15 meters, so the height of the greenhouses this time is only 5000 meters. The construction cost of the whole project is also much cheaper than the Big Mac greenhouse, and the cost is about [-] million yuan.

Now there is not much land left in Jinquan Valley, so Shen Yangguang has carefully considered the types of fruits to plant.

Like ordinary temperate fruits, they can be planted in the farmland orchard east of the village without occupying the land of the valley orchard, and the main thing here is to grow tropical fruits.

Now Jinquan Orchard has planted more than ten kinds of tropical fruits, covering almost all the common tropical fruits on the market. Carambola is also a relatively common tropical fruit, and it tastes very good, so Shen Guangguang wants to plant it.

Carambola has many aliases. In fact, the real name is carambola, such as carambola, foreign peach, Sanlianzi, Wulianzi and so on. It is a fruit native to the tropics and has very high nutritional value. .

The fruit shape of carambola is quite special, generally pentagonal, and occasionally hexagonal or mitsubishi, the cross-section is star-shaped, light green or waxy yellow, sometimes with some dark red, the pulp is berry The flesh is fleshy and the seeds are dark brown.

The outer skin of carambola is relatively hard, and the inner part is sweet and sour. It tastes like a combination of grapes, mangoes and lemons. Although it is rich in nutrients, it contains high oxalic acid, so people with poor kidneys should not eat more.

Carambola is widely planted. It is native to Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia. Now it has been widely planted in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In China, it is also planted in Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan provinces in the south.

Further north, it is impossible to plant because of the temperature. For example, here in Jinquan Village, under normal circumstances, even fruit trees cannot survive, let alone bloom and bear fruit.

Like other tropical fruits, carambola likes high temperature and humid climate and is not cold-resistant. When the temperature is lower than [-] degrees, the fruit trees will stop growing. When the temperature is lower than [-] degrees, the fruit trees will suffer from cold damage. May freeze to death.

Although this plant has relatively high temperature requirements, it has relatively low soil requirements and is highly adaptable. As long as there is sufficient temperature and water, carambola can grow in various soils.

Carambola has high nutritional value and medicinal value, especially in fresh fruit, which is very rich in sugar, including sucrose, fructose, glucose, etc., and also contains malic acid, citric acid, oxalic acid, etc., as well as various vitamins, trace amounts Fat and protein are helpful for digestion and nourishment for the human body.

It contains a large amount of sugars and vitamin organic acids, which are important substances needed by human life activities. Regular consumption of carambola can supplement body nutrition and enhance the body's disease resistance.

The sugar organic acids and vitamins contained are very rich and the juice is abundant. Eating it can promote urination, relieve alcohol poisoning, produce body fluids and quench thirst, quickly replenish the body's water, and excrete the heat and alcohol poison in the body.

In addition, a large amount of oxalic acid, citric acid and malic acid contained in it can increase the acidity of gastric juice, promote the digestion of food and achieve the effect of neutralizing food.

Finally, a large number of volatile components contained in star fruit have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving throat.

In addition to the fruit, the roots, branches, leaves, and flowers of carambola have strong medicinal value, which are recorded in some ancient books, including Compendium of Materia Medica and so on.These medicinal values ​​include treating headaches and arthralgia, wind-heat and cold, bruises, swelling and pain, etc.

Carambola has so many therapeutic effects and medicinal value, coupled with the strengthening of the golden air flow, these effects must be more prominent, Shen Yangguang thought about the various functions of carambola, and began to buy fruit tree seedlings.

Carambola fruit trees are small trees, the height can only be said to be average, and the area required for cultivation is not too large. Generally, three meters wide and four meters long are enough, covering an area of ​​about twelve square meters.

The carambola greenhouse under construction has a full area of ​​120 mu and can plant six to seven thousand fruit trees.

Regarding the purchase of fruit tree saplings, Shen Yangguang first called Zhao Chunqiu of the Fruit Tree Research Institute. When he said that he wanted to buy carambola fruit saplings, Zhao Chunqiu did not study this kind of fruit there, and said: "In our research institute Generally, it is to study the fruits native to our country, as well as the fruits that have been planted on a large scale in our country to form a large-scale effect, or some cherished varieties."

Carambola is a fruit native to the tropics. It has only been cultivated in some areas of the country and has not formed a large scale, and it cannot be regarded as a cherished plant species. Therefore, Zhao Chunqiu really does not have fruit saplings there.

After chatting with Zhao Chunqiu for a few words, Shen Yangguang called the Southern Fruit Seedling Company. This company seems to have ten thousand kinds of fruits. One-year seedlings, two-year seedlings, three-year seedlings, etc. are all available, and there are various varieties for selection.

It is very convenient to buy fruit seedlings here, but the South Fruit Seedling Company is located at the southernmost tip of the country, while Jinquan Orchard is almost located at the northernmost tip of the country, so it is time-consuming and laborious to transport.

At the same time, Shen Yangguang is unwilling to buy fruit saplings that are too young to plant. It will take several years before they can bloom and bear fruit. It will bloom and bear fruit in the next year.

The age of fruit tree seedlings is directly proportional to the size of the body. The older the seedlings, the longer and thicker the fruit tree saplings. In this way, [-] carambola saplings were filled with dozens of large transport trucks. Shen Guangguang It took a transportation fee more expensive than fruit saplings, and transported these fruit saplings back to Jinquan Orchard.

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