準格爾(er)(er)旗馬柵鄉、五字灣鄉、卜爾(er)(er)洞溝鄉是海(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹薈萃(cui)之(zhi)地。崖畔、溝谷(gu)、山(shan)(shan)坡……都(dou)生長著生機勃勃、萬木爭榮、葉綢蔭翠的海(hai)紅(hong)(hong)樹。近百年來,是它為這里的荒山(shan)(shan)野嶺披上了(le)綠裝(zhuang)。天(tian)氣剛剛變暖,滿山(shan)(shan)滿洼的雪白花朵,就匯成馨香(xiang)陣(zhen)陣(zhen)的花濤香(xiang)海(hai)。9月(yue),綠葉茂密(mi)的枝條累累下(xia)垂,密(mi)密(mi)層層的結滿了(le)沉(chen)甸(dian)甸(dian)的、鮮紅(hong)(hong)的海(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子。進入(ru)10月(yue),果(guo)實成熟,海(hai)紅(hong)(hong)子的皮色由淺紅(hong)(hong)變成紫紅(hong)(hong),光耀奪目(mu)。這時(shi),果(guo)農便忙碌起來,一邊采摘(zhai)果(guo)實,一邊裝(zhuang)車外運。
海紅子,形似山楂。不同的是(shi),它(ta)的表皮(pi)光滑(hua)、閃亮。
食用海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)頗多講(jiang)究(jiu)。從樹上(shang)摘下來(lai)的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),存(cun)放一(yi)段時(shi)間后,就可(ke)(ke)去掉苦(ku)澀味。這時(shi)食用,酸(suan)(suan)甜(tian)適口,汁(zhi)多肉(rou)脆。寒凝大地(di)的(de)冬(dong)天(tian),吃幾(ji)棵又(you)鮮、又(you)甜(tian)、又(you)涼(liang)的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)果(guo)(guo)(guo),真可(ke)(ke)謂冰涼(liang)下火。春節期(qi)間,每(mei)當客(ke)人登門,凍(dong)(dong)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)則成為(wei)不可(ke)(ke)缺少的(de)佳品。主人很(hen)快從涼(liang)房拿來(lai)凍(dong)(dong)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),浸泡在(zai)冷水(shui)中,待其融化(hua)后,鼓鼓實實地(di)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)變癟,放到口中咀(ju)嚼(jiao),滿嘴都是(shi)甜(tian)水(shui)水(shui),越吃越愛吃,那才饞人哩。海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)易儲存(cun),耐運輸,營養(yang)豐富,消食健胃,果(guo)(guo)(guo)實含維生(sheng)素C2.83%,可(ke)(ke)溶性糖15.11%,可(ke)(ke)滴(di)定酸(suan)(suan)2.04%。加(jia)工后的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi),可(ke)(ke)制成蜜餞果(guo)(guo)(guo)脯、果(guo)(guo)(guo)干、冰糖葫蘆以(yi)及果(guo)(guo)(guo)汁(zhi)、果(guo)(guo)(guo)醬、果(guo)(guo)(guo)糕、果(guo)(guo)(guo)丹皮(pi)、罐頭等。近年來(lai),海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)銷量倍增,格(ge)外受(shou)到人們的(de)喜(xi)愛。準格(ge)爾(er)旗民(min)歌《海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)贊(zan)》對海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)作了詳盡的(de)描述:“海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong),海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)圓,海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)酸(suan)(suan)又(you)甜(tian)。凍(dong)(dong)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)更叫(jiao)絕(jue),味道不一(yi)般。朋友來(lai)了端上(shang)幾(ji)盤(pan)盤(pan),涼(liang)在(zai)嘴里(li),甜(tian)在(zai)心(xin)坎。啊,別(bie)看(kan)我個兒小品種土,蘋果(guo)(guo)(guo)鴨梨比不了。果(guo)(guo)(guo)丹皮(pi)、果(guo)(guo)(guo)瓣瓣,朋友要(yao)走帶上(shang)幾(ji)串串,又(you)好吃來(lai)又(you)稀(xi)罕(han)。”到準格(ge)爾(er)旅(lv)游觀光,一(yi)定要(yao)嘗嘗品色(se)俱佳的(de)海(hai)(hai)(hai)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)子(zi)。這時(shi),您一(yi)定會把它當作稀(xi)罕(han)水(shui)果(guo)(guo)(guo)帶回家中去。