容縣沙(sha)田柚是柚類中(zhong)(zhong)的佳品，有“柚中(zhong)(zhong)之王(wang)”的美譽。其果呈梨型，色澤橙黃，外(wai)皮細薄(bo)，果肉脆(cui)嫩，味清(qing)香(xiang)甜(tian)蜜(mi)，品嘗(chang)之后滿嘴留香(xiang)，令人(ren)食之而不厭(yan)。

沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)，原產(chan)(chan)於中國廣(guang)西容(rong)縣(xian)松(song)山(shan)鎮沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)村，由農夫夏(xia)紆笍于(yu)明朝末年(nian)(nian)以(yi)接枝法發明，后來廣(guang)泛種植，成為(wei)(wei)容(rong)縣(xian)的(de)(de)(de)特產(chan)(chan)。據史料記載，萬歷十三年(nian)(nian)（1585年(nian)(nian)）刻本(ben)《容(rong)州志》記載：“柚(you)(you)(you)以(yi)容(rong)地(di)沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)所產(chan)(chan)最負(fu)盛名(ming)(ming)，香甜多汁；容(rong)地(di)年(nian)(nian)產(chan)(chan)二百萬只，運銷(xiao)梧粵港(gang)各埠。”清乾(qian)隆四十二年(nian)(nian)，乾(qian)隆皇(huang)(huang)(huang)帝巡游江南，官人(ren)夏(xia)紀綱(gang)把家(jia)鄉容(rong)縣(xian)沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)村出產(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)(de)蜜柚(you)(you)(you)獻(xian)給皇(huang)(huang)(huang)帝，乾(qian)隆吃了連(lian)聲(sheng)贊好(hao)，并召(zhao)見(jian)夏(xia)紀綱(gang)，詢問是何佳(jia)果(guo)(guo)。夏(xia)紀綱(gang)回(hui)答說：“叫楊核子。”皇(huang)(huang)(huang)帝道：“此果(guo)(guo)名(ming)(ming)字不(bu)佳(jia)，應(ying)另取果(guo)(guo)名(ming)(ming)。”一位大臣在旁說：夏(xia)官家(jia)在沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，千里迢(tiao)迢(tiao)，郵送佳(jia)果(guo)(guo)獻(xian)給皇(huang)(huang)(huang)上(shang)，依(yi)臣愚見(jian)，郵由同(tong)音，又(you)因(yin)(yin)為(wei)(wei)此果(guo)(guo)為(wei)(wei)喬(qiao)木所生(sheng)，用木旁的(de)(de)(de)“柚(you)(you)(you)”，稱為(wei)(wei)“沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)”合(he)適。皇(huang)(huang)(huang)帝聽罷，龍顏(yan)大悅(yue)，隨口贊道：“沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)，沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)，好(hao)，好(hao)！”沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)一得到(dao)天子的(de)(de)(de)贊賞，便很快繁衍起(qi)來，沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)村附近越(yue)種越(yue)多，那里的(de)(de)(de)土壤特別適宜于(yu)它的(de)(de)(de)生(sheng)長，所產(chan)(chan)柚(you)(you)(you)果(guo)(guo)確有“甜脆消渣，獨此一家(jia)”的(de)(de)(de)特點。名(ming)(ming)聲(sheng)傳開以(yi)后，外縣(xian)外省紛紛前來引種，產(chan)(chan)品質量(liang)雖然(ran)不(bu)能完(wan)全趕上(shang)地(di)道的(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)，便也是果(guo)(guo)中上(shang)品，因(yin)(yin)種源來自(zi)沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，又(you)儀仗(zhang)其名(ming)(ming)聲(sheng)，不(bu)愿另起(qi)別名(ming)(ming)，仍然(ran)沿用沙(sha)(sha)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)柚(you)(you)(you)之(zhi)名(ming)(ming)，直至(zhi)今天。