Nandan Hongyang Kiwifruit

Nandan Hongyang Kiwifruit

　　Nandan Hongyang Kiwifruit is a newly introduced high-end fruit variety successfully cultivated in Nandan County in recent years. This variety features attractive fruits, excellent taste, and high nutritional value. When cut horizontally, the flesh displays radial purple-red streaks extending from the core, resembling the rays of the sun—vivid in color—hence the name "Hongyang Kiwifruit."

　　The Hongyang Kiwifruit is medium to large in size, with short cylindrical fruits that are uniform in shape. The average weight per fruit is 100g, and can reach up to 150g. It has fine and tender flesh, a small core, high sugar content (18.5%), and a sugar-to-acid ratio of 27:1, giving it a delicious taste and a honey-like fragrance with a rich aroma (fragrant type). Each 100g of flesh contains 350mg of vitamin C—100 times that of an apple—earning it the title "King of Vitamin C." The fresh fruit is also rich in rare natural vitamin E, 17 types of free amino acids, and various mineral elements. It not only offers anti-cancer health benefits but also has unique anti-aging, detoxifying, and skin-enhancing effects. It is known as the "Red Soft Gold" and hailed as a "Green Beauty Fruit."

　　Nandan Hongyang Kiwifruit ripens early, is relatively resistant to storage, and holds high commercial value. The fruit is available on the market from late August to early September, making it an extra-early maturing kiwifruit variety. It can be stored at room temperature for 15–20 days, and for 4–5 months in cold storage at 0–1°C without significant loss of flavor.

　　The Hongyang Kiwifruit was developed through selection from wild resources, and its bright red flesh has very stable genetic traits. It has strong resistance to pests and diseases, making it an excellent variety for producing pollution-free, export-grade premium fruit. The Hongyang Kiwifruit is highly adaptable, enters production early, and has good yield stability with high productivity. With 110 plants per mu under moderate cultivation conditions, 50% of grafted seedlings will flower and bear fruit in the second year after planting, and it will enter its peak production period from the fourth year onward, yielding 1,500–2,000 kg per mu, with an output value of 25,000–30,000 yuan per mu.

　　Source: Guangxi Agricultural Specialties Collection