Fruit on a mature green kiwifruit vine in New Zealand新西蘭成熟的綠色獼猴桃藤上的果實

Kiwifruit Country: Behind the Scenes at a New Zealand Kiwi Fruit Farm新西蘭獼猴桃農(nóng)場的幕后
Fruit on a mature green kiwifruit vine in New Zealand新西蘭成熟的綠色獼猴桃藤上的果實
Green kiwi fruit ready to be picked.綠色獼猴桃準備采摘。

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Sadly, Kiwifruit Country had to close its tour operations. However, we have kept this article for its historical significance and to share the process of growing and processing commericial kiwifruit in New Zealand.

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可悲的是，獼猴桃國家不得不關閉其旅游業(yè)務。然而，我們保留了這篇文章，因為它具有歷史意義，并分享了在新西蘭種植和加工商業(yè)獼猴桃的過程。

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Green or gold, kiwi fruit is a delightful mix of tart and sweet. Living in New Zealand, we eat them often, but until we visited a kiwi fruit farm in the Bay of Plenty, I had no idea what goes into the process. We arrived just days before the harvest. It was quite surreal to stand in the kiwi orchard surrounded by 1,000s of kiwi fruit still on the vine.

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無論是綠色還是金色，獼猴桃都是酸與甜的完美結合。住在新西蘭，我們經(jīng)常吃獼猴桃，但直到我們參觀了豐盛灣的一個獼猴桃農(nóng)場，我才知道這個過程會發(fā)生什么。我們在收獲前幾天到達。站在獼猴桃果園里，周圍還有1000多顆仍在藤蔓上的獼猴桃，這真是太不可思議了。

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As it turns out the western Bay of Plenty produces 80% of New Zealand’s kiwifruit crop. We toured Kiwifruit Country, a kiwi fruit farm that is one of the larger orchards in the region at 75 acres. This compares to an average size of 10 acres.

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事實證明，新西蘭80%的獼猴桃都產(chǎn)自豐盛灣西部。我們參觀了獼猴桃國家，這是一個占地75英畝的獼猴桃農(nóng)場，是該地區(qū)最大的果園之一。相比之下，平均面積為10英畝。

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注意：始終檢查有關新西蘭紅綠燈水平的官方規(guī)則。許多選項的容量減少，因此，提前預訂比以往任何時候都更重要，閱讀取消政策也是如此。

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Where is Kiwifruit Country?
The majority of New Zealand kiwifruit grows in the western Bay of Plenty, well south of Tauranga and north of Opotiki (East Cape).

獼猴桃之鄉(xiāng)在哪里？

大部分新西蘭獼猴桃生長在豐盛灣西部，陶朗加以南，奧波蒂基（東開普?。┮员?。

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Kiwi fruit grows well in the Bay of Plenty due to its temperate climate, volcanic ash soil, topological conditions, and coastal location. The city of Te Puke is the self-proclaimed kiwifruit capital of the world.

由于氣候溫和、火山灰土壤、地形條件和沿海位置，獼猴桃在豐盛灣生長良好。特普克市自稱是世界獼猴桃之都。

▲golden kiwi tree

1000s of fruit ready to be picked at this kiwifruit farm
1000s of fruit ready to be picked at this kiwi fruit farm.

在這個獼猴桃農(nóng)場準備采摘1000噸水果

在這個獼猴桃水果農(nóng)場，準備采摘1000噸水果。

▲陽光金果G3獼猴桃

Kiwi fruit is a New Zealand icon. Have you tried one? It offers a surprisingly delicate flavour packed in a green or gold berry. Often mistakenly called a Kiwi fruit tree or kiwi plant, the fruit actually grows on vines. Newly planted vines take four years before producing fruit.

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獼猴桃是新西蘭的標志。你試過這個嗎？它提供了一種令人驚訝的微妙的味道，包裝在綠色或金色漿果中。通常被誤稱為獼猴桃樹或獼猴桃植物，這種水果實際上生長在藤蔓上。新種植的藤蔓需要四年才能結出果實。

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In New Zealand, many of the vines producing viable fruit are 35 to 90 years old. Amazingly, there are 600-year-old wild vines in China that still produce viable fruit, although they call it a Chinese gooseberry.

在新西蘭，許多能結出有生命力的果實的葡萄樹都有35到90年的樹齡。令人驚訝的是，在中國有600年歷史的野生藤本植物仍然可以結出有生命力的果實，盡管他們稱之為中國獼猴桃。

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Kiwi fruit or kiwifruit: a large berry fruit. Its is grown commercially in New Zealand, Italy, Chile, South Africa, and the USA (California).

獼猴桃或獼猴桃：一種大漿果。Its在新西蘭、意大利、智利、南非和美國（加利福尼亞）進行商業(yè)種植。

▲New Zealand zespri Kiwifruit

Kiwi bird: a flightless nocturnal bird found only in New Zealand. With similar shape and colour, it’s no wonder the little fruit bears the same name.

獼猴桃鳥：只在新西蘭發(fā)現(xiàn)的不會飛的夜行鳥。形狀和顏色相似，難怪這些小水果有著相同的名字。

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Kiwifruit Country – a tour of a kiwi fruit farm
Kiwifruit Country is one of New Zealand’s largest growers of kiwi fruit, producing 1,500 tonnes annually. That’s a lot of fruit, especially when you think that each piece is handpicked. We toured their kiwifruit orchard just days before the start of the annual ten-week picking season. The fruit on the vines was plentiful.

▲陽光金果G3獼猴桃

獼猴桃之鄉(xiāng)——獼猴桃農(nóng)場之旅

獼猴桃國家是新西蘭最大的獼猴桃種植國之一，每年生產(chǎn)1500噸。這是很多水果，特別是當你認為每一塊都是手工采摘的時候。在每年為期十周的采摘季節(jié)開始前幾天，我們參觀了他們的獼猴桃園。藤蔓上的水果很多。

▲Rubyred kiwi orchard

I had to smile when I first saw the giant kiwifruit shaped carts that transported us as we toured the kiwi fruit farm. We did get off to explore both the green and gold kiwi orchard, then we returned to the shop for tastings.

當我們參觀獼猴桃農(nóng)場時，我第一次看到運送我們的巨大的獼猴桃形狀的推車時，我不得不微笑。我們下了車，探索了綠色和金色的獼猴桃果園，然后返回商店品嘗。

▲佳沛黃心獼猴桃

Kiwi Car at Kiwifruit Company in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand
First image: tall trees built as a wind block to protect the fruit from banging into each other.
Second image: the kiwi fruit carts.

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新西蘭豐盛灣獼猴桃公司的獼猴桃車

第一幅圖：高大的樹木被建造成防風屏障，以防止果實相互碰撞。

第二幅圖：獼猴桃水果車。

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Green kiwifruit orchard
Our driver knew everything there is to know about the orchard, as he has been part of the team for over 15 years. Furthermore, he happily shared it all with us. Our first stop was the green kiwifruit orchard, as it is the primary crop of Kiwifruit Country.

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綠色獼猴桃園

我們的司機知道關于果園的一切，因為他已經(jīng)成為車隊的一員超過15年了。此外，他還高興地與我們分享了這一切。我們的第一站是綠色獼猴桃園，因為它是獼猴桃國家的主要作物。

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Fruit on a mature green kiwifruit vine at a New Zealand kiwi farm
Green kiwi fruit ready to be picked.

Mature green kiwifruit vines in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand
Each mature green kiwifruit vine can produce up to 1000 pieces of fruit.

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新西蘭豐盛灣成熟的綠色獼猴桃藤

每個成熟的綠色獼猴桃藤可以生產(chǎn)多達1000片水果。

你吃獼猴桃皮嗎？

它富含維生素和營養(yǎng)素。但如果你不吃，不要擔心，事實證明，只有10%的消費者吃皮膚。

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Do you eat the kiwi fruit skin?
It is loaded with vitamins and nutrients. But don’t worry if you don’t, as it turns out, only 10% of consumers eat the skin.

新西蘭獼猴桃農(nóng)場成熟綠色獼猴桃藤上的果實

綠色獼猴桃準備采摘。

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Golden kiwifruit orchard
Golden kiwi fruit vines are started a bit differently than the green ones. Using the “tipi effect” the canes grow stronger. Although once established, the golden fruit vine grows similarly to the green fruit.

▲New Zealand zespri Kiwifruit packaging

金色獼猴桃園

金色獼猴桃藤的開始與綠色的有點不同。利用“tipi效應”，藤條變得更強壯。雖然一旦建立，金色的果實藤生長類似于綠色的果實。

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