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Blueberries ripen

2023-06-02

Blueberries are now ripe in the fruit tree base of the Municipal Agricultural Science Institute in Baohe Yao Township, Beihu District, Chenzhou City, attracting numerous tourists to pick and taste with their families, including a number of children. 

 

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“There are seventeen varieties of blueberries in the base. Rabbiteye blueberries, which are the earliest to ripen, are relatively small but sour, sweet as well as juicy. It is so named because of its resemblance to rabbit eyes. Big and sweet M7 and late-maturing NO. 3 bluegold (two kinds of blueberries) can be picked from May to June.” Manager Tang Hui introduced that apart from blueberries, there are mulberries, yellow peaches, grapes, citrus for people to pick all year round. Children can learn how fruits grow and mature on trees in picking.
 
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In order to timely turn fresh fruit into cash, besides picking, the base is expanding markets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Changsha, and exploring the sales models like community group buying. Meanwhile, the local Internet influencers are invited to do live streaming to increase publicity.