Born of the ROSE
Born of the ROSE IN
The history of rose growing in Isparta District goes back to the years of 1900-1923. It was A trader named Ismail Efendi, son of Mehmet İzzet Efendi who is son of Meydan Bey from Yalvaç District of Isparta, tried to grow roses in an area of 300,000 square feet and also tried to produce rose oil. The most significant factor in rose growing is to be able to produce rose oil from the roses you grow.
ROSE DAMASCENA
Rose Damascena, also known as Isparta District Rose, is primary type of rose used in rose growing. Harvested only once a year in May, Rose Damascena yields 3 to 9 flowers. Rose Damascena, which could be cultivated only in a few regions of the world, can easily grow in Isparta District of Turkey thanks to its suitable climate characteristics like rainfall, humidity, sunlight, etc.It is Rose Damascena type of rose which is highly preferred in terms of rose oil yieldance. The harvest of Rose Damascena in Isparta District of Turkey takes from mid-May to mid-June. The flowers of roses are picked from rosaries one by one early in the morning even before the sunrise due to the oil quality and taken to our facility (Gülhane). 4 tones of rose flower yield 1 kg of rose oil.
ROSE IN ISPARTA
Rose Damascena, known as Isparta rose, is grown in two main regions of the world. the geographic location known as the city of roses Isparta in Turkey, with features such as climate temperature rain moisture and sunlight provides most exhalation environment for cultivating the world's finest quality roses.
HARVEST
In Isparta, where approximately 10 thousand tons of rose oil is produced every year on 20 thousand acres of land, the harvest has been going on for about 150 years from mid-May to mid-June.
PRODUCTION
The roses collected in rose oil plants are spread to the ground and held for 6 hours for the detillation process. The hot water vapor of the heaters passes through the corrugated pipes under the distillation boilers and boils the water in the boiler. In the water channel, the essential oils released from the rose petals proceed to the condenser and liquefy. the process takes about 1.5 hours. secret of the baby skin
