Yunshan Crisp Red Plums

Yunshan Crisp Red Plums

　　It’s early August, and the distinctive Yunshan Crisp Red Plums have ripened, attracting fruit merchants from all over to purchase them. This plum variety was introduced from Guizhou and is grown only in Yunshan within Cangxi County. It is said that the fruit is small, round, and plump, weighing 30–40 grams per piece, with the largest reaching up to 50 grams. The skin is purple-red, and the flesh is yellow or occasionally speckled with red patches. The suture line is straight, the seam groove is shallow, the lenticels are yellow, relatively dense, and uniformly sized. The bloom is thick and grayish-white, the flesh is crisp, the taste is sweet, and the soluble solids content is 12.7–13.27%, with total soluble sugars at 10%, total acid at 0.56%, and vitamin C at 2.6 mg per 100 grams. The pit is small and easily separates from the flesh, and the fruit is rich in vitamins. It offers benefits such as aiding digestion, cleansing the liver and promoting diuresis, lowering blood pressure, acting as a mild laxative, relieving coughs, and contributing to beauty and skin health.

　　Nearly 1,000 acres of Crisp Red Plums have come into production in Yunshan, yielding over 800 jin per mu. This year, the purchase price is 4 yuan per jin, and individual large-scale growers can earn an annual income of 40,000–50,000 yuan from this crop alone.