Where/What is the vietnam star anise(Whole Star Anise, Star Anise Flower)
Star Anise growing area and development in Vietnam(science name of star anise: Illicium verum): Star anise is a specialty of Lang Son Province in Vietnam's northern mountain region, it ripens in the fall When fall arrives, a mesmerizing scent is emitted by the endless star anise forest surrounding villages in Van Quan District, Lang Son Province. Years of experience has taught them that because of the brittle, easy-to-break tree branches, farmers should climb the trees and pick up the fruits on sunny days, when the branches are hard enough to hold them.
Anise flower is fruit as the name suggests, star shaped, radiating eight-pointed boat-shaped sections and the anise essential oil resides in the pericarp. The fruits are harvested before they ripen, then sun dried. There are 2 crops of star anise (spring and autumn).
If star anise fruits are not picked at the right time, the trees will not produce more flowers next year.
Spring harvest starts in March till the end of April. Star anise flowers of this season is not better than autumn crop. Star shaped anises has smaller size than autumn crop, even some flowers does not open the seed inside each point...
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