Jianyang Late White Peach

Jianyang Late White Peach

Jianyang Late White Peach is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Jianyang Late White Peach is a product certified as a geographical indication of agricultural products.

　　Jianyang Late White Peach is a famous specialty of Jianyang City, Ziyang, Sichuan Province. This fruit is highly adaptable, drought-resistant, and tolerant of poor soils, with excellent yield stability and productivity. The peaches are large, uniform in size, sweet and delicious, with soft melting flesh, juicy and tender texture, and rich flavor.

　　Jianyang is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, located in the western part of the Sichuan Basin, at the eastern foothills of the Longquan Mountains, and along the middle reaches of the Tuojiang River. It has long been known as the "Mighty Prefecture of Tianfu," "The First Prefecture East of Shu Capital," and the "Eastern Gateway to Chengdu." Jianyang Late White Peach originated in the mid-1950s as a bud mutation from the mid-season variety of Shanghai Qingmuguo (Shanghai Honey Peach). In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the renowned Chinese fruit expert Professor Zhang Wencai moved with Jinling University to join the Department of Agriculture at Sichuan University. He introduced the Shanghai Honey Peach from Nanjing to the Jianyang Horticultural Farm (formerly an experimental horticulture station of the Department of Agriculture at Sichuan University), initially planted at the Longquanyi Chansong Temple branch of the Jianyang Horticultural Farm (Changji Village, Baihe Town). In the mid-to-late 1950s, Ge Wenbin, then director of the Jianyang Horticultural Farm, discovered variant strains among the introduced material, and in the 1960s, these were brought back to the Jianyang General Horticultural Farm (Dongxi Town, Jianyang) for further observation and analysis. After years of study, it was found that this variant strain had late-maturing characteristics, tender white flesh, and overall superior qualities. It was thus named Late White Peach.

　　The Jianyang Late White Peach has been introduced and cultivated in places such as Longquan and Zizhong in Sichuan, Lezhi, Neijiang, Changning, and Guizhou, demonstrating its strong adaptability, high and stable yields, large fruit size, excellent quality, stable genetic traits, broad adaptability, and drought and poor soil tolerance. Experts from both China and abroad have conducted multiple evaluations in Jianyang, all concluding that this peach is an outstanding late-maturing variety with superior quality that surpasses other varieties. It is considered a rare late-maturing cultivar within the southern variety group and is suitable for large-scale development.

　　Jianyang Late White Peach is highly adaptable, drought-resistant, and tolerant of poor soils, with excellent yield stability and productivity. During its peak fruiting period, the yield can reach up to 2,500 kg per mu, with over 70–80% of the total harvest being large fruits weighing more than 200 g. The peaches are large and uniform in size, averaging over 250 g per fruit, with the largest reaching up to 600 g. They are sweet and delicious, with soft melting flesh, juicy and tender texture, and rich flavor. They ripen in early to mid-August, when high-quality peaches are scarce in the market, giving them strong competitiveness. They are well-known for their characteristics of "early bearing, high yield, late maturity, large fruit size, and excellent quality."

　　In 1996, Jianyang Late White Peach won the title of “Sichuan Quality Fruit.” In 1999, it received a silver award at the “Kunming World Horticultural Exposition.” In 2003, it passed the review of the Sichuan Variety Approval Committee, was officially named Jianyang Late White Peach, and the local standard titled “Pollution-Free System Standard for Jianyang Late White Peach” was enacted and implemented. The Sichuan Provincial Department of Agriculture designated it as one of the main fruit varieties promoted across the province. In 2006, after evaluation and approval by the Flower and Food Professional Group of the China National Food Industry Association, Jianyang City was officially honored with the title “Hometown of China’s Late White Peach.”

　　The protected production area for the geographical indication of Jianyang Late White Peach agricultural product includes twenty townships: Zhoujia Township, Lingxian Township, Danjing Township, Jiancheng Town, Caichi Town, Shizhong Town, Yangma Town, Shibandeng Town, Hefeng Town, Sancha Town, Yucheng Township, Tan’guan Township, Gaoming Township, Wumiao Township, Wuzhi Township, Jiajia Town, Laojunjing Township, Shipan Town, Xinmin Township, and Dongxi Town. The geographical coordinates are longitude 104°11′34″–104°47′32″ and latitude 30°14′29″–30°35′05″. The protected area covers 8,000 hectares, with an annual output of 360,000 tons.