The difference between Chongyang wood and Qiu Feng

Every September, the autumn wind is cool, and people will welcome the annual Double Ninth Festival. When it comes to plants related to the Double Ninth Festival, dogwood and chrysanthemum are often mentioned, but today's zodiac calendar introduces another plant with the same name as the Double Ninth Festival-Chongyang Tree, so let's understand the difference between Chongyang Tree and Qiu Feng.

What is Chongyang wood?

Paris polyphylla belongs to Euphorbiaceae China native tree species, produced in the southern part of Qinling and Huaihe River basins, are widely cultivated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Usually planted as street trees and garden ornamental trees. There is a small amount of introduction and cultivation in North China. Chongyang wood likes light, but also slightly resistant to shade, drought, water and humidity, and has strong cold resistance.

Chongyang tree has a beautiful posture, a canopy like an umbrella, flowers and leaves in the same place, light green in color, red in autumn leaves, gorgeous and eye-catching, resistant to wind and moisture, and growing fast. It is a good shade and street tree species. As an ornamental tree species, it has high ornamental value when applied around river banks, streams, lakes and lawns.

Chongyang trees are planted alone, clustered or together with evergreen trees, and autumn is particularly magnificent. It can be used as street trees for greening residential areas, and can also be used as ornamental trees around banks, streams, lakes and lawns in residential areas.

The wood of Chongyang wood is porous, with small vessel holes, obviously beautiful heartwood and sapwood, bright red heartwood and light red sapwood, heavy and tough, fine and uniform structure, luster and high lignin content. It is a good and precious material for architecture, shipbuilding, vehicles and furniture, and often replaces rosewood to make valuable wooden furniture.

Chongyang wood is the treasure of the whole body, and its roots and leaves are medicinal, which can invigorate qi and blood circulation, reduce swelling and detoxify; The pulp can make wine; The oil content of seeds is up to 30%, and the oil fragrance is edible, and it can also be used as lubricating oil and soap oil; Branches and leaves have certain resistance to sulfur dioxide; The large amount of fallen leaves can improve fertility and soil fertility, and can also be developed as an energy tree species.

What is Qiu Feng?

Qiu Feng, an evergreen or semi-evergreen tree, is often cultivated in humid valley forests or plains in mountainous areas below 800 meters above sea level, especially trees on river banks or roadsides. Qiu Feng is the main tree species in tropical and subtropical evergreen monsoon forest. It grows particularly well in the deep, moist and fertile sandy loam.

The wood in Qiu Feng is porous, and the diameter of the conduit is 1 15-250 microns, with an average of112 holes per square millimeter. Red-brown wood can be used in buildings, bridges, vehicles, shipbuilding, columns and sleepers.

Qiu Feng pulp can be used to make wine. The oil content of seeds is 30-54%, which can be used for food and lubricating oil. Red dye can be extracted from bark. Leaves can be used as green manure, and can also cure nameless swelling and poison. Roots have the function of expelling wind and reducing swelling, and are mainly used to treat rheumatism, bone pain and dysentery.

Qiu Feng has lush leaves, dome-shaped crowns and spectacular trees. Suitable for garden trees and street trees, and can also be planted on lawns, lakes, streams and banks. Excellent material, hard and durable, dark reddish brown, used for building bridges, cars, shipbuilding and so on.

The difference between Qiu Feng and Chongyang wood

1, habit: the former is evergreen or semi-evergreen trees, and the latter is deciduous trees;

2. Leaf shape: the former lobules are mostly oval, while the latter is oval;

3. Leaf margin: the former has coarse serrations, 2-3 per cm long, and the latter has fine serrations, 4-5 per cm long;

4. Inflorescence: the former is a panicle and the latter is a raceme;

5. Fruit color: the former is light brown when the fruit is ripe, and the latter is reddish brown when the fruit is ripe.