Brief introduction of Wusu Myrica rubra varieties

Full name of variety: Wusu Myrica rubra

Wusu Myrica rubra is native to Neilai Village, Xilu Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, and the surrounding mountainous areas of Yan Qian Village, Neiba Township. Its main characteristics are: the fruit is spherical, the average single fruit weight is 1 1.53g, the fruit is purple-black at maturity, the pulp is thick, soft and juicy, sweet, the edible rate is 94%, and the soluble solids are 13.4%. The fruit ripens in early June and can be planted properly.

Black crisp Myrica rubra is an excellent ebony variety, which originated in the mountainous areas around Neilai Village in Xiqiao, Chaoyang and Yan Qian Village in Neiba Township. It is said that the villagers in this village were grafted with a single wild Myrica rubra in the Qing Dynasty, and it has been cultivated for more than 250 years. Its tree grows vigorously, with dense branches and leaves, dark green, all leaves, oval oblanceolate, and several depressions at the top. The leaves are small, with an average length of 3.7-5.9 cm, a width of1.4-2.3 cm and an aspect ratio of 3. 1. Mature fruits are purple-black to carbon black, large and nearly spherical, with 80 ~ 100 fresh fruits per kilogram, with an average fruit diameter of 2.5 ~ 3.0 cm and a length of 2.5 ~ 2.9 cm. Pedicels are purple-black, large and convex, 4 ~ 6 mm wide and 4 ~ 7 mm high, and each pedicel has a degenerated flower bud. The core is small and crisp, the meat is thick and firm, sweet and sour, the edible rate of fruit is 94%, the soluble solid content is 13.4%, and vitamin C51.57mg is contained in every 100ml of fruit juice. Low water content, resistant to storage and transportation. The mature period is around the awn seed, even reaching the summer solstice, so it is an excellent late-maturing variety.