Dapu honey pomelo originated in Song and Yuan Dynasties and was widely known in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a history of 1000 years. The habit of planting honey pomelo has existed for several generations. Today, there are centuries-old pomelo trees in front of and behind the houses in the ancient village of Tai Po. It was not until 1985 that Tai Po honey pomelo gradually developed into a scale from sporadic planting in front of and behind the house. "Records of Fujian's Fruits" records that "Pinghe also produces honey pomelo, and each pot can sell five or six pieces". It also reads: "The pomelo species in central Fujian was introduced from eastern Guangdong in the Yuan Dynasty, and now it is better than that in central Guangdong." Today's Pinghe Simi pomelo is the same as the ancient pomelo tree in our county, indicating that the history of planting honey pomelo in Tai Po was earlier than that in Fujian Pinghe, and it was introduced from Tai Po to Pinghe. According to the records of products in Tai Po County Records ruled by Jiajing in Ming Dynasty and Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty, "For oranges, orange tips and pomelos, they are small and beautiful, roughly round, and Fujian species are slightly different, and Fujian is the best for roundness". It can be seen that dapu county honey pomelo was widely known during the reign of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty and Jiaqing Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. In 20 12, China Fruit Circulation Association officially awarded dapu county the title of "Hometown of Honey Pomelo in China".
Honey pomelo is mostly produced in dapu county, with a planting area of more than 4,000 hectares. The pomelo fruit produced has good appearance, tender meat, no seeds or few stones, moderate sweetness and sourness, and is rated as a rare fruit in Guangdong Province.
territorial scope
Dapu county is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, on the upper reaches of the Han River, bordering Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province in the east, Meixian County and Meijiang District, Meizhou City in the west, Fengshun County and Raoping County, Chaozhou City in the south, and Yongding County, Longyan City, Fujian Province in the north. Dapu county of dapu county Honey Pomelo Reserve includes 15 towns and fields under the jurisdiction of dapu county, such as Julio, Baihou, Lang Feng, Dadong, Guangde, Taoyuan, Gaopi,-,Sanhe, Zhou Rui, Yinjiang, Chayang, Xihe, Qingxi and Fengxi Forest Farm, with geographical coordinates of11. Area 13256 hectares, total output 22 105438+09000 tons.
Product quality characteristics
1. External sensory characteristics: Dapu honey pomelo is precocious, usually listed around Mid-Autumn Festival, with large and thin peel, average single fruit weight 1250- 1500 g, pear-shaped or obovate, light yellow and smooth peel, and good commodity. The pulp is juicy and slag-forming, with moderate sweet and sour taste, fragrant honey and few or no seeds. 2. Intrinsic quality index: Tai Po honey pomelo has high nutritional value. After testing, the fruit juice contains 8.5- 12.3% of total sugar, 3.2-5.35g of total acid per kilogram, 48.93-510.98mg of vitamin C per100g, and 0.7 of soluble solids. 3. Safety requirements: The production environment of Tai Po honey pomelo should meet the production environment requirements of pollution-free food, forest and fruit products, and the product quality should meet the requirements of pollution-free agricultural products standards.