Zaohuli Seedlings

Zaohuli Seedlings

　　Since the 1970s, residents of Zaohuli Town have been engaged in the production of landscaping seedlings, a tradition that has lasted for over 50 years. Currently, the town has more than 40 seedling cooperatives and over 2,000 seedling businesses, with more than 20,000 people directly or indirectly involved in the seedling industry. Centered around the “Qianzhaoli Village Thousand-Mu Ash Base,” the industry has expanded to include over 20 surrounding villages in nursery cultivation. The seedlings are mainly landscaping trees, with ash trees accounting for over 85%, along with over 30 other varieties such as Chinese scholar trees, willows, plane trees, elm trees, and 107 poplars. These seedlings are sold to more than 50 large and medium-sized cities across the country, including Beijing, Tianjin, Xinjiang, and Shanghai.

　　The successful hosting of three editions of the Yellow River Delta (Binzhou · Huimin) Landscaping Seedling Expo from 2012 to 2014 further enhanced the reputation and prestige of Zaohuli seedlings. These events attracted inspection delegations from over 30 regions, including Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, Hebei, and Jiangsu, to visit and learn from Zaohuli. The town also received visits and guidance from multiple government and institutional bodies, such as the General Office of the State Council, the Central Party School, the State Forestry Administration, the Provincial Policy Research Office, the Provincial Finance Department, the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and the Provincial Forestry Department. National and provincial media outlets, including Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television, conducted interviews in the town. In 2013, the Provincial Forestry Department officially granted the Huimin County Seedling Trading Market in Binzhou City (i.e., the two physical seedling markets in Zaohuli Town) the title of “Shandong Province Yellow River Delta Seedling Market.”

　　Source: Shandong Provincial Information Network