Professor Ma Huancheng of Southwest Forestry University stated that there are no records of a tree flowering and fruiting all four seasons, nor of having flowers and fruits on the tree at the same time. The head of the market regulation office was suspended for gathering people to play mahjong, which might be related to the tree's adaptability to climate. Behind the main hall, a small peach tree also has flowers and fruits on it at the same time. Branches are full of flowers and fruits, with ripe and unripe fruits on the same branch.
According to Yunnan Net (reporter Yang Zhihui, correspondent Zheng Jiasheng), "When April comes to an end in the human world, peach blossoms in mountain temples start to bloom." Most peach trees flower in spring, some in autumn or winter. However, within the courtyard of the Sanyuan Palace Taoist Temple in Dongchuan District stands a peach tree that flowers and fruits all year round, with flowers and fruits coexisting on the same tree, raising curiosity!
The reporter observed at Sanyuan Palace that the peach tree is covered in blossoms and peaches, some already ripe, others as small as a thumb, and some have just shed their flowers. Some blossoms on the branches are in full bloom while others are still in bud. The tree trunk has a diameter of about 15 centimeters and is nearly four meters high.
According to Taoist Priest Jiang Qiong of Sanyuan Palace, this tree is twelve years old. Since July 2010, it has been continuously flowering, blooming five times a year and bearing fruit five times. Previously, it only flowered once a year during winter. There are more than twenty peach trees behind the main hall of Sanyuan Palace. Under its influence, these trees have also been continuously flowering this year, with flowers and fruits on the same branches. The reporter saw that these more than twenty peach trees are also laden with flowers and fruits.
Experts from the Dongchuan Forestry Bureau also found this phenomenon peculiar. They said it might be related to water, fertilizer, and good management. The location of the tree is at an altitude of 1400 meters, exposed to evening sunlight, possibly influenced by global warming.