Hotan - King Of Walnut Trees In Xinjiang Stock Photo

Situated 7 km in the Baghqi Township, south of Hotan city, the 500-year old walnut tree in Hotan is famed the King of the walnut trees. The king tree is about 20-meter tall and its crown covers an area of 666 square meters. Every year the tree produces 5,000 to 6,000 thin-shelled walnuts.It is easily to find that walnuts are sold every where in Xinjiang, most of them are produced in the Baghqi Town or in Hotan Area because of these king of walnut trees.As a kind of long-life species, walnut trees have a long cultivation history in Xinjiang. The ancient walnuts found in Tuokuzisalai Ruins The Nine-Storey Pagoda of Tumxuk, Kashgar Prefecture, and those found in the ancient tomb of Astana, Turpan city, have proved that Xinjiang started cultivating walnut trees as early as 1,300 - 1,500 years ago.Walnut trees are planted in many parts of Xinjiang, from Yutian County in the south to Bole in the north, from Tashkurghan in the west to Hami in the east, from Turpan Depression where the altitude is close to the sea level to Sangzhu Township of Pishan County where the altitude is about 2,300 meters above sea level. Among them, the walnuts from the oasis around the Tarim Basin are best in both quality and output. The produce of walnuts from here is exported to Europe and the United States.