Deng's history
Deng's Star Anise, a family-owned star anise farm with over 120 years of history, directly exports the highest grade red star anise to the world.
Where We Are
Gulong Town is located in the northeast of Teng County, Guangxi. with long summers and short winters, a well-developed water system, and many slopes in the territory, which is very suitable for the cultivation of star anise, which likes warm winters and cool summers. The history of star anise cultivation in Gulong town has been more than 120years. As the traditional pillar industry of Gulong Town. Gulong star anise has the characteristics of large fruit shape, bright red color, thick flesh, high oil content, fragrant smell, fresh and dry. Merchants from all over the world call the star anise here "big red star anise". The town has a star anise planting area of more than 190,000 acres, and an annual output of 112,500 tons of star anise fruit. More than 85% of China's star anise is produced in Guangxi, and 11% of them are from Gulong Town. That is to say, for every 10 star anise produced in China, one is from Gulong Town. In 2020, Teng county exported 6,125 tons of star anise, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Among them, Gulong star anise accounted for 90%, and most of the products were sold to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, the European Union and other countries.
What We Do
Deng's ancestors began to grow star anise in Gulong Town in 1901. As the sixth-generation farmer, Deng's Spice not only inherited the excellent star anise planting experience of his ancestors, but also grafted and improved star anise in recent years, which increased the yield of star anise and the ability of star anise trees to resist diseases and pests. With the development of the market and the Internet, Deng's star anise has transformed from a simple star anise plantation to a one-stop business entity including star anise seedling cultivation, star anise tree planting, raw star anise picking, raw star anise processing and drying, star anise brand packaging customization, and star anise exporting. Every year, a large amount of high-quality dried star anise is exported to different countries, and its honest management has won the favor of star anise traders around the world.
Although the star anise tree has a long lifespan, only by ensuring quality and service can it have the vitality to be passed down from generation to generation.
---Aaron Deng