Chestnut is a native tree species in Yimen, with a long planting history. After the reform of collective forest right system, the enthusiasm of the masses to plant forest fruits has been greatly improved. In order to speed up the development of forestry industry and ensure farmers to increase their income and get rich, Yimen County Party Committee and government attach great importance to the development of chestnut industry, vigorously promote the use of improved varieties of "Yimen Zaoli", and at the same time rely on the construction of projects such as national work-for-relief afforestation, second-phase World Bank loan afforestation, and provincial dried fruit base (mainly chestnut) afforestation, and build an influential "Yimen Zaoli" with a contiguous area of over 5,000 mu in Pubei Township, Yimen County.
By June of 20 12 and 10, Yimen had developed 26,000 mu of chestnut, with a production area of 20,800 mu, including Yimen Zaoli 120,000 mu and a production area of10,000 mu; There are 2 chestnut orchards with an area of 100 mu, and there are more than 600 chestnut orchards with an area of100 mu. 20 12 year chestnut output 1032 1 ton, output value 1 1869600 yuan.