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Linyi Winter Jujube
Fresh fruit — jujube (Ziziphus jujuba), winter jujube type
At a glance
The story
A jujube county in the bend of the Yellow River
Linyi sits in the Yellow River triangle where Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan meet. Abundant light and a wide day-to-night temperature swing give Linyi winter jujube its character: crisp, large, thick-fleshed, and sweet as honey.
Three thousand years, and one decision
Jujube has grown here for over three thousand years, long planted only in scattered plots. In 2002 a village trialled the Zhanhua winter jujube from Shandong; it took, and spread across the county. One village's experiment reshaped a county's industry.
Turning one month into five
Linyi's growers developed eight cultivation structures. The ripening season stretched from one month to five, the market window from two months to seven — not through storage, but by letting fruit ripen at different paces under different shelters.
A certification mark
In 2021, led by the Linyi County Forestry Bureau, "临猗冬枣" was registered with CNIPA as a geographical-indication certification trademark. Authorised enterprises use it in "parent-child" form, alongside their own brand. The name belongs to the land; the quality is proven by each grower.
Season
- Ripening
- May – OctoberPUB1
- Market window
- June – FebruaryVAR
- Cultivation modes
- Pit shelter · Steel-frame quilted shelter · Steel-frame double-film shelter · Steel-frame single-film shelter · Spring shelter · Low-input shelter · Rain shelter · Open fieldWindow not published
Register facts
- Regime
- Geographical indication certification trademark (地理标志证明商标)PUB✓Agricultural product geographical indication (农产品地理标志) — Searched; no public evidence found · Protected geographical indication product (地理标志保护产品) — Searched; no public evidence found
- Authority
- China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)PUB✓
- Registered
- 2021-05PUB✓
- Announced
- 2021-07-28PUB✓
- Registration number
- Not publishedOPEN
- Nice class
- Not publishedOPEN
- Registrant
- Linyi County State-Owned Nursery (临猗县国营苗圃)PUB1
- Managing authority
- Linyi County Forestry Bureau (临猗县林业局)PUB✓
- Supporting authorities
- Yuncheng Municipal Market Regulation Bureau (运城市市场监管局) · Linyi County Market Regulation Bureau (临猗县市场监管局)PUB1
- Other GIs in this county
- Linyi apple (临猗苹果) · Linyi fresh peach (临猗鲜桃)PUB✓
- Authorised use model
- Parent-child: the GI certification mark is used alongside the enterprise's own trademark. The first batch of five enterprises was authorised to use it free of charge.PUB1
- Cross-border status
- The Linyi County Market Regulation Bureau has stated an intent to pursue Madrid international trademark registration and China–EU GI mutual recognition. No registration or recognition is recorded.PUB1
Protected scope
- Basis
- AdministrativePUB✓
- Administrative scope
- Linyi County (临猗县)PUB✓
- Stated production footprint
- 9 townships, 70+ villagesPUB1
- Township and village enumeration
- Not publishedOPEN
Producers
Producers within the protected scope can be listed on this origin. None are listed yet.
Trade
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