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Daily spring flowers | golden zi

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Daily spring flowers | golden zi

A golden manifold flower that people can't forget at a glance.

Golden Catalpa is also known as the Hundred Flowers Catalpa Tree, Golden Tree, Asteraceae, deciduous tree, up to 15 m tall. The canopy is inverted ovate or oval, and the bark is brown or yellowish grey. The leaves are heart-shaped, sometimes palmately shallowly lobed; the conical inflorescences are apical, trumpet-shaped, pale yellow with yellow stripes and purple spots; the capsules are linear, drooping, dark brown, and do not fall in winter. The flowering period is from March to July, and the fruit period is from August to November.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

The footsteps of spring are near.

Catalpa trees have a good body, a wide crown, thick leaves, spring and summer flowers full of trees, autumn and winter pods hanging, is a tree species with certain ornamental value. Young leaves are edible; root bark or bark, fruit, wood, leaves can be medicated (detoxifying, detoxifying, but also able to kill insects, seeds are a good diuretic. Leaves or bark can also be used as pesticides to kill rice borers and rice planthoppers, and wood can also be used as furniture. The beauty of Jinzi is not only in appearance, it is also a fast-growing tree species with relatively tenacious vitality.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Spring is a season of hope.

Catalpa trees are the oldest and most common high-grade furniture materials in China. Song Lutuo's "Pi Ya Shi Mu" said: "Zi is the chief of a hundred woods, so hu mu wang". In ancient times, the five acres of houses were planted with mulberry zi, mulberry for encroachment, zi for utensils, so ancient called the township as sangzi; ancient carpentry for zi; architects and carpenters for zi people, zi smith. Catalpa wood is reddish brown, the texture is light and soft, in addition to being used for furniture, it can also be used for engraving and printing, so the manuscript printing is also called "Fu Zi". Jinzi is a high-quality material for wood-tweaked lacquerware, musical instruments and engravings.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Golden catalpa flowers bloom vigorously.

Catalpa trees are aromatic plants, in addition to purifying the air, their fresh branches and leaves can also refine essential oils, a wide range of uses. In front of the Dalian Snake Museum, there is a golden catalpa tree, which is more than 100 years old. Every year, the tree is full of white bowl-shaped petals, and you can smell the faint fragrance from afar. The golden tree blooms for about ten days, and after flowering, it will bear bunches of fruit, like long eyebrow beans. The old people called him "Lian Li Tree" again.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

The golden catalpa flowers exude a charming fragrance that is intoxicating.

Catalpa trees are adaptable, warm, and hardy. The soil is better with deep, moist and fertile sandy soils. Intolerant of drought and barren. Strong anti-pollution ability, fast growth. It can be cultivated using edges and corners.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Golden catalpa flowers with leaves

Golden tree likes light, slightly shade tolerant, likes warm and humid climate, drought tolerance, acidic soil, neutral soil, light salinity and calcareous soil can grow. It has a certain degree of hardiness and can grow normally in areas where the absolute temperature is not less than 20 ° C. Suitable for deep, moist, fertile and loose places with good drainage. It is not tolerant of thin and waterlogging, deep roots, well-developed root system, strong wind resistance. It is cultivated in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Yunnan and other places.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

The golden catalpa is very beautiful, like a lifelike painting.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Golden catalpa flowers in a leafy manner.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Plain and pure golden catalpa flowers

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

High-branched golden catalpa flowers

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

An ancient court tree with golden catalpa flowers.

Daily spring flowers | golden zi

Golden catalpa still life

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