It is said that almost all trees flower, usually grow leaves first, and then slowly flower and bear fruit, but there are also many plants, first flowering and then long leaves, and even some tall trees, the appearance of flowers and leaves first is more visual impact! There are 10 kinds of trees here, they bloom first, then they grow leaves, the flowering scenery is very impressive, which one have you seen?
1. Yellow-flowered bluebell
Yellow flower bluebell, also known as yellow bell wood, is a deciduous tree, palm-shaped compound leaves, leaf surface paper, every spring first flower after the leaves, golden yellow flowers are not only larger, but also golden yellow color, pleasing to people. After the flowers bloom, the fruit is linear and covered with brown hairs. The seeds inside the fruit are thin-winged and have many fluffy hairs to facilitate the spread of the seeds.
2. Sassafras wood
Sassafras is a large deciduous tree, straight, straight, and shady, and is an excellent street tree. First flower and then leaves, golden yellow flowering, flowering period from February to March, is one of the earliest flowering large trees, with high flower viewing value. The autumn leaves of sassafras are bright red and are also excellent colored leaf tree species. At present, it is mainly used for afforestation in China and is rarely used for greening.
3. Dogwood
Dogwood is a small deciduous tree that is distributed from the north of the Yangtze River Basin to the Yellow River Basin. Sichuan dogwood flowers first and leaves later, the flower color is golden, the flowering period is from March to April, it is one of the trees that bloom earlier, and the flower viewing value is high. The fruit is bright red after entering the winter, and it is also an excellent fruit viewing tree species. Dogwood is mainly used in traditional Chinese medicine in the mainland, and garden applications are still very rare.
4. Magnolia
Magnolia is a deciduous tree with white to lilac-red flowers, large, fragrant, corolla cup-shaped, flowers bloom first, leaves grow later, and are important flowering trees in early spring in the south. Magnolia flowers contain aromatic oils, which are eaten in pieces or used to smoke tea, and can be used to make snacks and make tea to drink. Magnolia flowers have a spicy and warm taste, and have the effect of dispelling wind and cold, and promoting the lungs and nose.
5. Konan tree
Qingfeng vine deciduous large tree, first flower after leaf, conical inflorescence, yellow and white flower color, flowering is very dense and eye-catching, is one of the earlier flowering trees, high ornamental value. Mainly scattered in the Yangtze River Basin and the Yellow River Basin, the current wild resources have been very small, and there is a risk of extinction in the future.
6. Jacaranda
Jacaranda is a foliage tree species that blooms in early summer with a longer inflorescence and blue flower color. The flowers are very dreamy under the sunlight, and the overall ornamentality is very high. It is generally cultivated as a street tree, a landscape tree, and a shade tree. During the cultivation period, try to provide a favorable environment for growth, so that the growth will be more vigorous and will be better flowering.
7. Orchid tree
Lauraceae deciduous large tree, umbrella-shaped inflorescence, golden flower color, first flowering and then leaves, flowering period from March to April, dense flowers, golden flower color, straight and upright tree shape, large shade, is an excellent street tree variety. Native to China, the orchid tree is mainly scattered in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other provinces in the Yangtze River Basin, with an altitude of 500 to 800 meters above sea level.
8. Kapok
Kapok is a deciduous tree with an upright trunk, palm-shaped compound leaves alternate, early spring pre-blooming leaves, flower clusters growing at the end of the branches, corolla red or orange-red, red but not kitsch. Its strong torso, the posture of standing on top of the sky, the color of the petals is red like the wind bone of a strong man, and the color is like the blood of a hero staining the treetops red, so it is called a hero tree.
9. Yuki flowers
Large deciduous trees of the family Benzoinaceae, up to twenty meters tall. The flowers bloom first and then leaves, the flowering period is from April to May, the flowers are pink, beautiful, no peach blossoms are gorgeous, but they are more delicate than cherry blossoms. The flower type resembles a five-pointed starfish, which is very beautiful and lovely, mainly scattered in Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and other provinces, and its own breeding ability is poor.
10. Plum blossoms
Plum blossom is a small tree, a thin shrub, flowering in winter and spring, in the cold, before a hundred flowers. The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and every year in the cold season, the bare branches are full of bright flowers. Plum blossoms are hardy in winter, and the crown is fragrant, such as the Song Dynasty scholar Fan Chengda said in the "Plum Spectrum", called "plum, the world's special thing".