At present, there are 2792 species of fruit trees (including native and cultivated species, rootstocks and wild fruit trees) in the world, belonging to 134 families and 659 genera. There are 110 varieties and 52 species originated in China. Among them, 300 species are more important, and more than 70 species of fruit trees are mainly cultivated.
Why is China's fruit tree species the largest in the world
China is one of the eight centers of origin of cultivated plants in the world, spanning three zones of cold, temperature and heat, with superior natural conditions. Fruit trees, including original and introduced ones, have about 59 families, 158 genera, more than 670 species and no less than 10000 varieties. Among them, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, grapevine, rhamniaceae, saparicaceae, mulberry and other species are the most, and their economic value is also the highest. As a commercial production, and account for about 5%. There are mainly 13 families and 90 species in the wild and cultivated areas in North China.
Because our motherland has a vast territory and abundant resources, it is very rich in fruit tree resources.
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There are more than 700 kinds of fruit trees suitable for growth in the cold zone, temperate zone, subtropical zone and tropical zone in China. At present, there are five main types of fruit trees cultivated in China.
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Stone fruits include peaches, plums, apricots, plums and cherries; There are apples, pears, begonias, Huahong, shanlihong and papaya; Nuts include chestnut, walnut, gingko, Torreya grandis, pistachio and hazelnut; Berries include grapes, persimmons, figs, strawberries and kiwifruit; Citrus fruits include citrus, orange, orange, grapefruit, kumquat and lemon.
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Fruit trees growing in the tropics and subtropics include longan, litchi, banana, pineapple, mango, loquat, carambola, coconut and human heart fruit.
Division of fruit tree belt in China
According to the natural environmental conditions (temperature, precipitation, altitude, latitude, vegetation, etc.) and the distribution of fruit trees in China, fruit trees in China can be divided into eight zones. Generally speaking, the north of the Yangtze River Basin (30 º north latitude) is the deciduous fruit tree belt, and the south of the Yangtze River Basin is the evergreen fruit tree belt. It is divided into the following eight zones:
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1. Tropical evergreen fruit tree belt; 2. Subtropical evergreen fruit tree belt; 3. Mixed zone of evergreen and deciduous fruit trees in Yunnan Guizhou Plateau; 4. Temperate deciduous fruit tree zone; 5. Dry and warm deciduous fruit tree belt; 6. Dry and cold deciduous fruit tree belt; 7. Cold resistant deciduous fruit tree belt; 8. Qinghai Tibet Alpine deciduous fruit tree belt.
There are the most kinds of fruit trees
Because China can grow so many kinds of fruit trees, which is unmatched by any other country, it can be called the country with the largest variety of fruit trees in the world.
100000 why - why are there the most kinds of fruit trees in China?