Xinyu Honey Tangerine

Xinyu Honey Tangerine

Xinyu Honey Tangerine is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Xinyu Honey Tangerine is a geographical indication agricultural product.

　　The Xinyu honey tangerine was developed in 1977 by agricultural scientists from the Xinyu City Agriculture Bureau in Jiangxi Province. They selected high-resistance strains from the local "Huangyan Early Mandarin" variety. After 20 years of screening and multi-site trials, it was proven to have very stable heredity. It bears fruit early — trees five years old can yield over 10 kilograms per plant. It is high-yielding, with sweet, tender flesh that melts in the mouth, a solid content of 16.1°Bx, sugar content of 12.31%, acid content of 0.73%, and vitamin C at 32.88 mg per 100 ml. The fruits are highly uniform in size, weighing between 71.4–85 grams each. The maturity period is mid-to-early season, with color change starting in late October and ripening in early November. It features cold resistance, poor soil tolerance, drought endurance, strong adaptability, and can withstand temperatures as low as -8.6°C without freezing to death. This achievement passed official provincial-level evaluation in 1997 and is considered to be at the leading level within the province.

　　The Xinyu honey tangerine is a new citrus variety carefully selected and cultivated over more than twenty years by fruit industry experts in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province. It is a local specialty agricultural product. The Xinyu honey tangerine is known for its beautiful color, moderate size, thin peel, tender flesh, high sugar content, deliciously sweet taste that melts in the mouth, early fruiting, high yield, strong cold resistance, tolerance to poor soil and drought, ease of cultivation, and is considered an outstanding variety among citrus fruits.

　　Geographic Scope

　　Xinyu honey tangerines are produced in Yushui District, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province — located in the central-western part of eastern Jiangxi, the eastern part of Xinyu City, and the low hilly areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yuan River. The geographical coordinates are longitude 114°44′ to 115°24′ and latitude 27°35′ to 28°05′, with an elevation ranging between 110–200 meters. The total area covers 1,037 square kilometers, including towns such as Yaoxu, Nan’an, Luofang, Xinxī, Renhe, Hushan, Shuibei, and Xiacun, with a protected area of 5,667 hectares. Current annual production of Xinyu honey tangerines is 120,000 tons.

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