板栗的采收适期应视品种而定,一般早熟品种在9月下旬至10月上旬成熟;中、晚熟品种分别在10月中、下旬成熟。采收方法有两种:一是自然采收,板栗成熟后,刺苞开裂,栗果自然落下,即可在每天早晨和傍晚捡拾。此法采收的栗果,肉满质优,色泽光亮,且耐贮。二是熟苞采收,当板栗刺苞转黄,刺尖枯焦,全树有30％的刺苞裂口时,按成熟程度分期分批进行采收。采收时,用竹竿轻轻将成熟的刺苞打落,注意动作要轻,不要伤枝。采收的刺苞,要堆放7～10天,使其 Chestnut harvest period should be determined depending on the species, the general precocious varieties in late September to early October mature; middle and late varieties were ripe in mid-October, late. There are two harvesting methods: First, natural harvest, ripe chestnut, prickle cracked, the natural fall of chestnut, you can pick up every morning and evening. This method harvest chestnut, meat quality excellent, bright color, and storability. Second, cooked bud harvest, when the chestnut stem bud turn yellow, spire coking, the whole tree 30% of the thorn brachial split, according to the degree of maturity of the phased harvesting. Harvesting, gently with a bamboo spines bramble knocked down, pay attention to the action should be light, do not hurt the branches. Harvest spathe, to be stacked 7 to 10 days to make it