Variation of processing traits of Camellia oleiferaduring its maturation process

In order to obtain the best harvest time of Camellia oleifera，Cenxi 2 and Cenxi 3 were selected asmaterials， the variation of processing traits of fruit during maturation process were studied，and variance analysis，variability analysis and correlation analysis were used to process the tested data. The results showed that harvest atdifferent times，the differences of oil content，water content，fruit diameter and fruit shape were significant，and thedifferences of processing traits between the two cultivars were also significant；the fruit weights of Cenxi 2 and Cenxi3 had significant correlation with fruit diameter and fruit higher，respectively，and the correlation coefficients were0.8716 and 0.7803，respectively；the best harvest time of Cenxi 2 and Cenxi 3 were November 15 and 26 October，respectively.