Kiwifruit Country: Behind the Scenes at a New Zealand Kiwi Fruit Farm新西兰猕猴桃农场的幕后
Fruit on a mature green kiwifruit vine in New Zealand新西兰成熟的绿色猕猴桃藤上的果实
Green kiwi fruit ready to be picked.绿色猕猴桃准备采摘。
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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，猕猴桃国家不得不关闭其旅游业务。然而，我们保留了这篇文章，因为它具有历史意义，并分享了在新西兰种植和加工商业猕猴桃的过程。
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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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无论是绿色还是金色，猕猴桃都是酸与甜的完美结合。住在新西兰，我们经常吃猕猴桃，但直到我们参观了丰盛湾的一个猕猴桃农场，我才知道这个过程会发生什么。我们在收获前几天到达。站在猕猴桃果园里，周围还有1000多颗仍在藤蔓上的猕猴桃，这真是太不可思议了。
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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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事实证明，新西兰80%的猕猴桃都产自丰盛湾西部。我们参观了猕猴桃国家，这是一个占地75英亩的猕猴桃农场，是该地区最大的果园之一。相比之下，平均面积为10英亩。
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注意：始终检查有关新西兰红绿灯水平的官方规则。许多选项的容量减少，因此，提前预订比以往任何时候都更重要，阅读取消政策也是如此。
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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).
猕猴桃之乡在哪里？
大部分新西兰猕猴桃生长在丰盛湾西部，陶朗加以南，奥波蒂基（东开普省）以北。
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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.
由于气候温和、火山灰土壤、地形条件和沿海位置，猕猴桃在丰盛湾生长良好。特普克市自称是世界猕猴桃之都。
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1000s of fruit ready to be picked at this kiwifruit farm
1000s of fruit ready to be picked at this kiwi fruit farm.
在这个猕猴桃农场准备采摘1000吨水果
在这个猕猴桃水果农场，准备采摘1000吨水果。
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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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猕猴桃是新西兰的标志。你试过这个吗？它提供了一种令人惊讶的微妙的味道，包装在绿色或金色浆果中。通常被误称为猕猴桃树或猕猴桃植物，这种水果实际上生长在藤蔓上。新种植的藤蔓需要四年才能结出果实。
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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.
在新西兰，许多能结出有生命力的果实的葡萄树都有35到90年的树龄。令人惊讶的是，在中国有600年历史的野生藤本植物仍然可以结出有生命力的果实，尽管他们称之为中国猕猴桃。
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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).
猕猴桃或猕猴桃：一种大浆果。Its在新西兰、意大利、智利、南非和美国（加利福尼亚）进行商业种植。
▲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.
猕猴桃鸟：只在新西兰发现的不会飞的夜行鸟。形状和颜色相似，难怪这些小水果有着相同的名字。
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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.
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猕猴桃之乡——猕猴桃农场之旅
猕猴桃国家是新西兰最大的猕猴桃种植国之一，每年生产1500吨。这是很多水果，特别是当你认为每一块都是手工采摘的时候。在每年为期十周的采摘季节开始前几天，我们参观了他们的猕猴桃园。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.
当我们参观猕猴桃农场时，我第一次看到运送我们的巨大的猕猴桃形状的推车时，我不得不微笑。我们下了车，探索了绿色和金色的猕猴桃果园，然后返回商店品尝。
▲佳沛黄心猕猴桃
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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新西兰丰盛湾猕猴桃公司的猕猴桃车
第一幅图：高大的树木被建造成防风屏障，以防止果实相互碰撞。
第二幅图：猕猴桃水果车。
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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.
▲sungold g3 Kiwifruit packaging
绿色猕猴桃园
我们的司机知道关于果园的一切，因为他已经成为车队的一员超过15年了。此外，他还高兴地与我们分享了这一切。我们的第一站是绿色猕猴桃园，因为它是猕猴桃国家的主要作物。
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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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新西兰丰盛湾成熟的绿色猕猴桃藤
每个成熟的绿色猕猴桃藤可以生产多达1000片水果。
你吃猕猴桃皮吗？
它富含维生素和营养素。但如果你不吃，不要担心，事实证明，只有10%的消费者吃皮肤。
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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.
新西兰猕猴桃农场成熟绿色猕猴桃藤上的果实
绿色猕猴桃准备采摘。
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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.
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金色猕猴桃园
金色猕猴桃藤的开始与绿色的有点不同。利用“tipi效应”，藤条变得更强壮。虽然一旦建立，金色的果实藤生长类似于绿色的果实。
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▲Kiwifruit packing box
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