Traditional Folk Craft Persimmon Dyeing

Persimmon Dyeing is one of the intangible cultural heritages of China.

1, Introduction

Persimmon dyeing is known as the "dye of the sun", the sun, the breeze, the temperature, determines its color. Persimmon dyeing is wonderful, it is closely related to nature and then present to you the natural beauty, that is the spirit of life, should have the appearance. Persimmon dye has the properties of sun protection, waterproof, antiseptic and enhanced durability.

Since ancient times, it has been used as bags, lacquerware, fabrics, coated wood, thread, furniture, building materials, umbrellas, fans, mats. It was first traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

2, Extraction

Persimmon dyeing process is one of the Chinese intangible cultural heritage of grass dyeing process, unripe green small persimmons are rich in tannic acid, you can extract persimmon juice for dyeing.

3, economic returns

Compared with the traditional industry, persimmon dyeing industry has a higher rate of return on value, high-quality persimmons can be refined persimmon dyeing raw materials, persimmon dyed fabrics and the development of products can create a higher economic value, the transformation and upgrading of the industry for the traditional persimmon industry empowerment, optimization of the persimmon industry structure, and lead to the development of the local economy in a virtuous circle.

Persimmon morphological characteristics and reproduction methods:

1, morphological characteristics

Deciduous large trees, usually as high as 10-14 meters above the chest diameter of up to 65 centimeters, high old age old trees as high as 27 meters; bark dark gray to gray-black, or yellow-grayish-brown to brown, grooves densely, cracked into a rectangular block; The crown is spherical or oblong, and the old trees have a crown diameter of 10-13 meters, with some up to 18 meters.

2, propagation methods

Persimmon tree is usually propagated by grafting, most of the Jun Qian Zi, wild persimmon and East China oil persimmon 3 kinds of rootstock, 3 kinds of rootstock have their own characteristics, Jun Qian Zi seed germination rate is high, the seedling growth of robust, grafted with persimmon tree affinity is good, the seedling growth is rapid, cold and drought resistance is good.

The wild persimmon is the main rootstock for the southern persimmon, grafted persimmon tree is more tolerant of moisture, drought, suitable for warm and rainy areas; East China oil persimmon as a rootstock can make the persimmon tree dwarfing, early results, but the persimmon tree life is shorter.