Fruits and Nuts · FFET10365
Yantai apple
Apples grown in Yantai, Shandong, with 100-year-old apple trees in Penglai.
Melons, fruits, and nuts and seeds such as chestnut and walnut.
Yantai apples are grown in Yantai, Shandong, with Red Fuji among the varieties planted. Wosen orchard in Penglai, Yantai, had more than 10 trees aged 100 years (documented November 6, 2020). Yantai's 2022 apple planting area was 2.48 million mu, with production of 5.58 million metric tons (documented March 23, 2023).
What
Yantai apples are grown in Yantai, Shandong, with Red Fuji among the varieties listed in 2023.3
When
Apple trees were introduced to Yantai in 1871, and more than 10 trees aged 100 years remained at Wosen orchard in Penglai. The 1871 date is retrospective in the November 6, 2020, report; no dated primary text establishes the earliest attestation.1
Where
The apples are grown in Yantai, Shandong, including Penglai. The 2023 material mentions 9 main production areas without listing their names.1,3
How
Apple production uses automated sorting lines (2021), with orchard renovation and mechanization, plus plans to promote labor-saving methods and a wider range of varieties (2023).2,3
Why
The available material does not explain how local climate or soil affects the quality of Yantai apples.1,2,3
Impact and influence
Yantai had 2.48 million mu planted with apples and produced 5.58 million metric tons in 2022, with about 1.7 million fruit farmers (documented March 23, 2023). Yantai apples have geographical indication status, but the September 15, 2021, report supplies no granting authority, approval year or certificate, and the available material includes no official designation notice.2,3