First greenhouse blueberry orchard near Beijing to open in June

Residents of Binhai New District, Taiping Town in Tianjin City (near Beijing) normally would be only able to buy blueberries at supermarkets, but this summer it’s going to be different. Residents of Binhai will be able to hand pick the blueberries themselves and taste the blueberries at their freshest when the First Blueberry Orchard in the district opens this June.

The new pilot orchard has 12 acres of 12 greenhouses with a total of 2400 blueberry trees planted in spring. The blueberries will ripen and be ready for picking by June. Orchard caretakers stated that they put it a lot of effort in maintaining the orchard. They had to apply a large amount of organic fertilizer to the soil to meet the 5pH requirement of the blueberry tree.

In addition to blueberries, the have also planted 5 acres of cherry trees. The cherries are expected to be ready for picking by July. They are also planning to cultivate jujube trees to be ready for picking by October to November. They plan to add more varieties within the year, with the goal of making the orchard a four season fruit picking orchard for visitors to enjoy all year round.