I-Zhongtuo 5 iwuhlobo olusha lwamapentshisi oluvuthwa phakathi nendawo olwakhiwe yi-Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute ye-Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences ngo-1989 ngokuhlanganisa izinhlobo kusetshenziswa i-Chaohui njengomzali wesifazane kanye ne-Shuangfu njengomzali wesilisa.
Isikhumba sesithelo sinombala oyisisekelo omhlophe okhanyayo. Ngemva kokuvuthwa, yonke ingaphezulu lesithelo imbozwe ngombala obomvu ogqamile. Isisindo esimaphakathi sesithelo esisodwa singu-195 kuya ku-246 amagremu, nesisindo esimaphakathi esingu-263 amagremu ezithelo ezinkulu. Isisindo sezithelo ezinkulu sidlula u-500 amagremu.
Inyama emhlophe, iqinile futhi inamafinyila, enemibala ebomvu eduze kwengxenye emaphakathi. Okuqukethwe okuqinile okuncibilikayo kungu-13% kuya ku-16% (12.