Traditional Folk Craft Persimmon in China

China traditional folk craft persimmons are as follows:

1, persimmon (persimmon tree? Thunb。 ) is an arbor plant of Diospyros of Persimmon family. Its leaves are oval or nearly round, the new leaves are sparse and hairy, the top of the old leaves are dark green and shiny, and the bottom is green and hairy or hairless; Flowers are dioecious, rare male plants have fewer female flowers, and female plants have fewer male flowers;

2. A variety of fruit shapes, including spherical and oblate; The flesh is crisp and hard, and becomes soft and juicy when it matures, orange-red or big red. Persimmons bloom from May to June, and the fruits are 9-65438+ 10.

3. Persimmon originated in the Yangtze River valley in China, and now it is cultivated in many provinces and regions, and also in Korea, Japan, France, Russia, the United States and other countries. Persimmons like warm climate, abundant sunshine and deep, fertile, moist and well-drained soil. The soil is moderate, cold-resistant, barren and drought-resistant, but not salt-tolerant.

4. The propagation of persimmon mainly depends on grafting; Persimmons or wild persimmons are usually cultivated as rootstocks.

5. Persimmon was first seen in the Book of Rites, and it was recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica and Revival of Materia Medica: "It can enter the heart, lungs and large intestine meridians", and it is a traditional medicinal and edible material in China. Persimmon can clear away heat and toxic materials, moisten lung and relieve cough, reduce swelling and soften hardness, strengthen spleen and replenish qi, nourish stomach, harmonize middle energizer and astringe intestine to stop bleeding.

6. In terms of greening, persimmon trees have a long life span, which can reach more than 300 years. The leaves are covered. In late autumn and early winter, the frost leaves turn red. In winter, after the leaves fall, persimmons still remain dark red, with a red fruit, adding beautiful scenery. It is an excellent landscape tree.

7. Fruits are often made into fruits after being astringent. After proper treatment, they can be stored for several months. Persimmons can also be processed into persimmon cakes, which can be used as a substitute for white sugar.

Extended data:

1. Persimmons are native to China, and there are wild and semi-wild persimmon trees in the forests of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces. Cenozoic persimmon leaf fossils were found in Shanwang, Linqu County, Shandong Province, which are characterized by small lateral vein fork angle, similar to the leaves at the base of fruit branches of modern cultivated variety "Qingxuan persimmon".

As early as 2.5 million years ago, there were persimmon trees in China. Referring to the cultivation of persimmon trees found in Japan and South Korea, it is inferred that persimmon originated in the Yellow River basin, but after the ice age, the cultivated species originated in the Yangtze River basin for unknown reasons.