Biological characteristics of Castanea henryi in Jian 'ou

Castanea henryi, commonly known as Corylus heterophylla and Castanea henryi of Fagaceae, is a deciduous tree species. The century-old fruit trees planted every year have a full fruiting period of 50-80 years. Light-loving, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, barren-resistant and adaptable. Castanea henryi can be put into production after grafting for 3-4 years, which saves labor, has low cost and stable yield. It can be planted in the semi-mountainous areas with an altitude of 300- 1000 meters in eastern Fujian and northwestern Fujian, which is suitable for mountain development.

Deciduous trees, up to 30 meters high, DBH is 65438 0 meters. Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 8-17cm long, 2-5cm wide, tapering at the top, basically round, with awn-like serrations at the top. Lower leaf axils of male inflorescence branchlets and upper leaf axils of female inflorescence branchlets. The shell bucket is spherical, and the barb diameter is 2-3.5 cm; Nuts are solitary in the shell bucket, ovoid. The seed contains starch and belongs to starch plants.