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When will Yangmei be available?

Yangmeiduo picked it around the Dragon Boat Festival. Myrica rubra ripens earlier in areas with lower altitude and higher temperature. Otherwise, it will be too late. However, the mountainous areas above 1000 meters above sea level mature relatively late, some are low in May of the lunar calendar, and a few are postponed to the beginning of June of the lunar calendar.

There are many Myrica rubra trees in the mountainous area of Ningbo, and the Myrica rubra trees in Henghe Town of Cixi are considered to be of the best quality. Myrica rubra in Henghe takes water chestnut as the top grade. Its fruit is big, the stone is small, it is purple-black when it is ripe, and it tastes sweet and juicy. There are also Yuyao "Heding" brand bayberry, and Ninghai Chengguan Town's big leaf bayberry is not inferior. Myrica rubra has a long history, big size, dark color and sweet taste, and its shelf life is longer than that of Myrica rubra in Cixi. It is an excellent local variety in Zhejiang Province. The appearance colors of Myrica rubra are purple-black, crimson and white. "Myrica rubra is rich in summer solstice", and the maturity of Myrica rubra is around the summer solstice. Myrica rubra is rich in nutrition and has pharmacological effects. Myrica rubra soaked in white wine is called "red bayberry with soju". Drinking a few mouthfuls of bayberry soju in hot summer can relieve summer heat and stimulate appetite, and make you feel refreshed. Myrica rubra has many benefits, so Su Dongpo thinks that "litchi in Fujian and litchi in the west are cool grapes, but they are not like Myrica rubra in wuyue".