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«——【·曾经的救命稻草·】——»
There is some life in the countryside that children who grow up in the city can never imagine. In the past, some rural life was beyond the imagination of today's children. My relative's children even think that peanuts grow from trees.
There are so many agricultural products in the mall, they only know the fruit but not the root, but they know a lot about the mobile game on the screen.
This is the best memory of the older generation. It is the favorite kind of tree of children who used to laugh and play in the fields and play with each other. The tree planted in front of every house, that is, the catalpa tree, calculate the time, the generation of the common catalpa tree, it has been 40 years now.
From a distance, it looks hazy, and the cascading flowers are piled up, like purple clouds floating in the world. This kind of beauty exists in the childhood memories of most people at that time, and the sweet fragrance in the memory lingers in the heart and will not dissipate for a long time.
Catalpa tree was once recognized as the "king of a hundred trees", although domineering, but this tree, like a graceful woman, gentle and peaceful, selfless dedication to herself.
Since ancient times, there have been many ancient poems about it, "Zuo Chuan" and "Historical Records" have recorded this kind of tree, and the poet saint Du Fu also made ancient poems for this kind of tree, not only Du Fu, but also how many literati and writers throughout the ages have not concealed their love for this kind of tree.
«——【Why is the king of a hundred trees?·】——»
Catalpa trees bloom beautifully, not only the flower shape is brilliant, the flower color is also good-looking, restrained and elegant. Its appearance is tall and straight, with lush branches and leaves, and when it blooms, it looks like a young man with a flower hat, and it looks very good. It is precisely because of this that the catalpa tree also has the role of "moon old" in foreign countries.
In Russia, this tree is still very common. The trunk of this tree grows tall and the branches are luxuriant, and the underside of the tree is simply a holy place to cool off from the heat.
This refreshing coolness is naturally matched with fiery love, young couples like to date under this tree, plus the blossoming on the tree, it becomes a rare beauty, and couples happily hold hands under the tree to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
The joy of enjoying the coolness is simply not too romantic, it must not make people sigh, it is still good to be young, and youth will make people enjoy.
It also has an eco-friendly purpose, so these trees are often planted in the park.
Of course, if we Chinese want to identify as the king of a hundred trees, it is impossible to just have ornamental value, any big tree can be cool under it, to say that there are many flowering trees.
But the mainland is vast and rich, and the people have never seen anything living in this land? Why is it a catalpa tree, so pleasing?
The people regard food as the sky, and if they can't fill their stomachs, they will engage in those feelings and loves, which is simply nonsense! The catalpa tree simply grows at the point recognized by the peasants, and the leaves, flower bones, and petals of the catalpa tree can not only be fried and eaten, but also boiled and drunk.
In the famine years, I don't know how many lives I saved, but I was named the king of a hundred trees, which is already modest.
Nature will give simple and kind farmers, there are too many beautiful things, wild vegetables can be eaten, leaves can be eaten, think about the days at that time, a leaf, a wild vegetable can make a family happy for a long time.
Not only that, the rhizome of the catalpa tree can also be used as medicine, which has high medical value. Eating alone is not enough to bear the word "king".
Catalpa wood has high stability, is not easy to deform, not only resistant to water and high temperature, but also has its own insect-proof effect, is the best raw material for many furniture.
Not only can you make high-end furniture. Even some military equipment is made of wood, and the barrel of the gun is made of this catalpa wood, which is a special material. Catalpa wood has high stability, is not easy to deform, water resistance and high temperature resistance, and is the best raw material choice for many special products.
There is no doubt that catalpa wood is a high-grade wood species and is no less valuable than mahogany. As the saying goes, "a thousand years of white, 10,000 years of cedar, is not as good as a branch of the catalpa tree." It describes the industrial value of the catalpa tree.
«——【·“ Wang: "Why is it decreasing in China?"
A carpenter once described this wood:
"I like to cut catalpa wood the most, the taste is particularly sweet and slightly sour, like fruit wine. ”
Why is such a good tree, not only has not formed a planting scale, but also in the mainland year by year, so that young people now can not see this kind of tree, on the other hand, abroad, there are many such trees.
This involves the history of the development of catalpa trees in the mainland.
Catalpa tree is a native tree originating from China, with a very long history, according to expert statistics, this tree appeared earlier than the time of human appearance, and is a living fossil of history.
The trunk is straight, the wood is very hard, the wood taken down is moderately soft, has the advantages of no swelling, no drying, and no cracking, and is also resistant to insect erosion, which is a good material for furniture and decoration. It was very popular in ancient times.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people have mastered the cultivation technology of catalpa trees, and deliberately cultivated and promoted planting. With this kind of benefit, Catalpa should be a proper tree winner, why is it still disliked in the mainland if it is so perfect?
Catalpa trees like sunlight, more cold-resistant, more harsh on the growth environment, especially in the environment where the average annual temperature is below 15 degrees and precipitation is the best, and likes deep fertile and moist soil, so now Catalpa trees are more common in the Northeast and Russia, especially in Russia, and they like this tree very much.
Not only that, catalpa is also a good hand in purifying the environment, and the luteolin in the leaves is also a good hand in sterilization.
Catalpa trees are mostly found in the Central Plains of North China. According to its suitable growth environment and distribution area, the main distribution of Catalpa tree and the capitals of ancient dynasties in the mainland, most of them are cultural important places, and the distribution of important cities overlaps.
It can be seen that in the history of the mainland, it has enough status and was planted by the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven.
The leaves of this tree, which begin to lose its leaves at the beginning of autumn, are often used as a common and easily available seasonal thing, and they are also used as a material for folk activities at the beginning of autumn. In Russia, the leaves of the catalpa tree also have a beautiful meaning of blessings.
To sum up, it can be seen that the growth habits of the catalpa tree are suitable for the climate and environment of most parts of the mainland, and its timber and leaves also have many practical values, which makes it more widely planted and become one of the plants that are easily obtained by the people.
However, with the development of Chinese society and the process of industrialization, many furniture instead of wood products appeared, environmental pollution, the natural problem of global warming became more and more serious, the temperature became higher and higher, and the precipitation was relatively reduced, which led to the fact that some areas of the mainland are no longer suitable for the survival of this tree.
The second reason, although the catalpa tree has many advantages, but it has a serious hindrance to development, that is, the growth rate is extremely slow, there is no profit, and the budget-conscious Chinese have a piece of wasteland to grow vegetables, and they are even more happy to plant trees.
You don't have to worry about planting, and after a few years, you can still sell it for money.
However, this traditional tree is too competitive compared to the fast-growing saplings cultivated by current technology. The seedlings that have been improved grow quickly and vigorously, but the catalpa trees take ten years to cultivate.
For tree farmers, ten years is too long, they can't afford to spend at all, and the other three years can grow into a big tree and sell it for money, this kind of ten years can't grow well, let alone make money, there is no yield at all, and it has to be planted upside down a lot.
The third reason is that the life of farmers is getting better and better, it is not the original great famine years, the edible value of the catalpa tree is not so high, on the contrary, the leaves of the catalpa tree are picked by everyone to feed the pigs, and the countryside has also entered the modernization, feeding the pigs are using machines, there is no need to waste effort to climb the tree to get a feed for the pigs.
«——【·落寞树王·】——»
I really envy the people at that time, simple and natural. When did society become bizarre and materialistic, letting unwarranted money dictate life, people no longer felt satisfied and happy, looking up, there was no clear blue sky in the daytime, and looking down there were no endless fields accompanied by a fresh breeze.
The development of the times will always eliminate things that do not adapt to the trend, or things or people, which cannot escape this law.
Catalpa trees because they grow too slowly, they are eliminated by our fast-paced society, and the old people in the past can always learn is a minority, and many older people are eliminated like catalpa trees.
But please also think about it, the change of the times has been continuing, the annual ring of history has been catching up, and it is inevitable that there will be a generation gap with the new generation, but this does not mean that it is backward, no matter when, all people are part of society.
The tree king catalpa tree, although it has been lonely, but occasionally seen this kind of tree in the countryside, who does not sigh its beauty?
It can be passed down for thousands of years, and it is by no means an idle generation, and I hope that one day, the former king of trees can reappear brilliant.