Currently, several seasonal fruits have hit the market in Suzhou, including blueberries grown in Zhenze Town and plums grown in Xishan Island. Meanwhile, red bayberries in Shushan Village will become available very soon!
Zhenze Blueberry
Blueberry is acclaimed as the “king of berries”. The first crop of local blueberries grown in Xinle Village, Zhenze Town has already become ripe and is waiting for you to pick!
There are several varieties of blueberries in the orchard, whose mature period starts from early-to-mid-May at earliest and ends on around July 20.
Address: Zhenze Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Xishan Plum
Xishan plum has two types: yellow plum and red plum. Plum is conducive to digestion, but excess intake could result in stomachache and diarrhea.
Address: Xishan Island, Stone Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Shushan Red Bayberry
Shushan red bayberries are about to ripen soon and will be available for picking starting this Saturday (June 5). The picking time usually lasts about ten days.
Shushan Village has a history of more than 400 years in planting the red bayberry, which is renowned as one of the “Three Treasures of Shushan”. Shushan red bayberry was granted the registration certificate of Agro-product Geographical Indications of PRC last year, making it the first product in SND to win this title.
Shushan red bayberry is expected to see a year-on-year growth of 20% in its output this year due to the pleasant weather. The price for red bayberry and white bayberry will reach RMB100 yuan/basket and RMB200 yuan/basket respectively.
Address: Shushan Village, Tongan Town, Huqiu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu