|
Foods
Fruits
| Spring
Fruits |
Harvest
Dates |
Major
Growing Locations |
| |
|
|
| Murcott
(ponkan, tangerine) |
Oct-Feb
|
Taichung
& Chiayi - picked in Feb. can last until June |
Mei (Japanese
apricot)
|
Mar-May
|
Taichung
& Chiayi
can
be made into wine |
| Loquat
(pipee) |
Feb-Apr
|
Miaoli,
Taichung, Nantou |
| Wax (rose)
apple |
Feb-June
|
Pingtung,
Kaohsiung, Ilan |
| Carambola
(starfruit) |
May-following
March
|
Miaoli,
Taichung, Changhua, Tainan |
| |
|
|
| Summer
Fruits |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Lychee
(Litchi) |
Apr-July
|
Taichung,
Tainan, Chiayi, Pingtung, Nantou & Changhua |
| Pineapple |
May-Sept
|
Nantou,
Chiayi & Tainan
several
breeds in Taiwan |
| Peach |
Apr-June
|
Miaoli,
Nantou, Lishan, Taichung & Taoyuan |
| Mango |
June-July
|
Tainan,
Pingtung |
| |
|
|
| Fall
Fruits |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Taiwan
Pear |
July-Oct
|
Taichung,
Miaoli,
Nantou, Hsinchu |
| |
|
|
| Winter
Fruits |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Little
Tomato |
|
Tainan,
Chiayi, Yunlin |
| Papaya |
|
South Chiayi,
Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| Grapefruit |
|
Nov.
- following Jan.
Mountainous
areas of Tainan, Chiayi, Yunlin, Nantou |
| Orange |
Dec
- following April
|
Tainan,
Chiayi,
Yunlin |
| Persimmon |
Oct-Nov
|
Taichung |
| |
|
|
| All-Year
Fruits |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Banana |
|
Kaohsiung,
Pingtung, Taichung, Nantou, Tainan |
| Grape |
July-Aug,
Sept-Nov., May-June
|
Miaoli,
Taichung,
Nantou, Changhua |
| Lemon |
May-Aug
|
Pingtung |
| Guava |
|
Kaohsiung,
Tainan, Chiayi, Changhua, Nantou, Ilan |
| Watermelon |
All-year
(but
very popular in summer-time)
|
Yunlin,
Tainan,
Hualien, Miaoli, Pingtung |
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