Thick green leaves, bright red fruits, like a flock of red butterflies flying on the emerald green trees... Recently, Guangzhou's false apple fruit ripe and bright red, becoming a beautiful scenery in summer. Due to the warmer weather this spring, the flowering and fruiting periods of the false apples are earlier than in the same period of the year. This year, the best time to see the red fruits of the false apple is in early June.
What are the characteristics of the fake apple mother
False Apple Po, also known as Sai Ping Po, Chicken Crown Wood, Mountain Kapok and Dog Hemp, is an evergreen tree of the genus Ping Po in the family Sycamore family, and is the original tree species in Guangdong. It has been widely planted in Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Guizhou and Sichuan, and can be used as a street tree and garden ornamental tree. In Guangzhou, the flowering period of the false apple is from March to May. The flowers of the false apple are small, pale red, but also pale green, and there are five sepals, like five stars. When the flowers are in full bloom, a large tree can have thousands of small flowers at the same time, so that the number of people is not enough. The period for false apples is from June to July.
Famous fruit-viewing plant
Among ornamental plants, most of them are the flowers of ornamental plants, such as the top ten famous flowers in China (plum blossoms, peonies, chrysanthemums, moon seasons, rhododendrons, lotuses, camellias, osmanthus flowers, orchids, daffodils), which are the leaders of ornamental flower plants. But some plants win in the form and color of the fruit. Such as kumquats, bergamots, iron holly and peaches. The false apple is a famous fruit-viewing plant. Although it has many flowers, but the flowers are small and not significant, people often miss the flowering period, and its fruit is bright red, the form is like five stars, and like the starfish of the ocean, which is eye-catching.
Are the nuts of the fake apples edible?
In the past, some people joked that Guangzhou people fly in the sky, grow on the ground, swim in the water, and eat everything. But have you ever eaten a fake apple? The fruit period of the false apple is from June to July. When ripe, the peel changes from green to bright red, splitting in five pieces, revealing seeds like black pearls. The seeds are as large as peanuts and rice, containing starch, fat, vitamin A and other nutrients, which can be pressed for oil. Due to the tall shape of the tree, after the fruit is ripe and cracked, the public is often out of reach. But don't worry, after a few days of the fruit appearing on the tree, it will fall with the wind on the turquoise grass. The public can pick out fresh black nuts, wash them, and cook, steam, roast, and cook soup, which are sweet and delicious.
Where can I see the false apple?
Recently, where in Guangzhou can you enjoy the bright red scenery of the branches of the fake apple? According to reports, in Lotus Mountain, South China Botanical Garden and other places, you can see the dazzling red fruits of the false apple.
Text: Guangzhou Daily New Flower City reporter Ye Cass correspondent Li Jianji
Image courtesy of Li Jianji
Guangzhou Daily Xinhuacheng Editor: Xue Yan