Generally, hawthorns begin to blossom and bear fruit in May and June, and gradually mature in August and October. When the hawthorns are basically ripe in October, they can be picked. At this time, the hawthorns picked have a good taste and high nutritional value. Therefore, if you like to eat hawthorn, you can buy it on the market at this time, or you can go directly to the picking garden to pick it.Picking time is more important, although there are hawthorns on the market from July, but hawthorns picking time is too early, not yet fully mature, poor taste, appearance and color is not good, but also affect the yield.If it is picked too late, the pulp inside will become soft and not durable for storage and transportation.
After the hawthorn fruit is ripe, the color on the outside is relatively bright, with color and luster. The white spots on the top are relatively bright. The pulp inside is no longer so hard, but becomes somewhat soft, and the color turns pink. Pinch it with your hand, and you will feel some elasticity, not a hard feeling. Smell it with your nose, and you will have the aroma of hawthorn.After judging maturity, there are several ways to pick it, such as manual picking, shooting down with a pole, or picking up after shaking by hand.
