——Preface·]—
Our country has a vast territory, which leads to a variety of climate types, and it is one of the countries with the most climate types in the world
Thanks to the unique geographical environment and climate, China is rich in a variety of crops, and the types of crops are also very richThere are more than 100 types of fruits alone
Later, with the development of the economy, many fruits have also gone out of the country to the world, but as one of the three original fruits in China, the apricot has gradually declined, replaced by other fruits
Why is that?
——The reason for the decline of apricots·]—
According to records, apricot trees have been planted in China for 2,000 years, and the northern region is rich in apricots, many friends in the north should have the experience of picking apricots when they were children.
Because apricot trees have tenacious vitality and can survive even if they are eroded by pests and diseases, many people like to plant a few apricot trees around their houses or in the fields, and when they are ripe, they can harvest a lot of apricots
An apricot tree can produce a lot of apricots, even if you give some to relatives and friends, there will be a lot left, it stands to reason that the yield of apricots is not low, and there are not too many requirements for the growth environment, so how can it gradually decline?
The first is that people believe that eating too many apricots will harm the body, specifically manifested in the cause of indigestion, and even lead to heartburn, Chinese pay the most attention to physical health, so even if there are more apricots, people do not dare to eat more.
Secondly, compared to peaches and plums, apricots have a short shelf life, which is very unsuitable for storage and transportation
Ripe apricots generally rot and deteriorate after a day or two, and if they are to be transported to other areas, they will rot halfway, which virtually increases a lot of costs
If you use unripe apricots for storage and transportation, these apricots will slowly ripen in a few days, and all the apricots will rot in a week at most
What if you put apricots in your local market**?
You should know that if a place is suitable for planting apricot trees, then there will be many people around to plant apricot treesAnd planting an apricot tree doesn't take much thought, just wait for it to grow and mature, which leads to more people planting apricot trees
Another characteristic of apricot trees is that they have a high yield, and the more apricot trees planted means that the yield of apricots is highIt may not make much profit to sell locally, so apricots rarely appear outside the production area.
Another reason is that apricots are suitable for processing into dried fruitsFor those who can't grow apricot trees, even if they can't eat fresh apricots, eating dried fruits made from apricots can make up for the shortcomings.
Therefore, there is no profit to be made, and there is no way to sell it to other places, so there are naturally fewer and fewer people planting apricot trees, and most of them are farmers planting one in their own yards
And about apricot trees, there is also a saying that "if you don't plant apricots at home, apricot people are not prosperous", do you know why?
——Xingwang people are not prosperous".
The average apricot tree can grow to 6-8 meters, and sometimes it can reach about 10 metersIf it is planted in the yard, it will block the sun, and the owner of the house will inevitably suffer from the corresponding diseases if he lives in a dark environment for a long time
Although the apricot tree is tall and the canopy grows more and more luxuriant, it can provide shade for people to rest and enjoy in the summer, but in the winter all this becomes a disadvantageIf the owner of the house is not in good health and cannot see the sun all day long, it will undoubtedly aggravate the condition
In addition, the apricot trees with lush foliage also need nutrients, but the nutrients around the apricot trees planted in the yard are not as good as those in professional farmland, and the root system of the apricot tree begins to develop in the ground
Trees are very tenacious, especially the roots of the trees, which can draw nutrients for themselves in very poor placesAs a result, there is a high chance that the roots of the apricot tree will burrow into the foundation of the house
The foundation carries the entire house, and the sudden destruction of the root system will inevitably produce some cracks, and if it encounters extreme weather, the house is likely to collapse, affecting people's life safety
There is also a saying that the meaning of the apricot tree is not good, because since ancient times, there is a saying that "red apricots are out of the wall" in our country, the meaning is intended to illustrate women's cheating, and the writer Li Yu in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties also called the apricot tree "Merry Tree".
The style of the ancients was not as open as that of the contemporaries, and women's cheating was naturally not a good thing for a family, so they could only avoid talking about it and stay away, so the apricot tree naturally made many people unhappy.
In addition, the almonds in apricots also have a certain toxicity, if accidentally eaten will cause dizziness and nausea, plus the apricot tree has a bad meaning in the eyes of some people, so this saying has gradually spread.
——The origin of "Apricot Forest Spring Man"】—
However, for those who love almond trees, these claims and rumors are not worth mentioning.
They believe that "apricots" and "luck" will bring them good luck and happiness, and they can still have fruits to eat every year, so why not?
And in the historical record, the almond tree is not only badFor example, "Apricot Forest Spring Man" is a metaphor for the doctor's medical skills
This allusion comes from Dong Feng during the Three Kingdoms periodAfter his medical studies, Dong Feng lived in seclusion in Lushan, and many patients heard that he was skilled in medicine and came to seek treatment, and Dong Feng did it for them one by one.
After the patients recovered, Dong Feng did not charge them a penny, but let them go home and plant apricot trees, 5 plants for seriously ill patients and 1 plant for ordinary patients
There are many different theories about apricots and apricot trees, but we can't be obsessed with or stay away from apricots based on one statement, we have to make our own judgments
Because the shelf life of apricots is short, it is not easy to store and transport, so there are fewer people planting apricot trees, which is really embarrassing.
-- Epilogue·] —
Apricots used to be one of the mainstream fruits in the north, but unfortunately they went out of the market for various reasons and ended up being uncultivated.
Do you know what other mainstream fruits are also uncultivated in the end?
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