Introduction to Heather:
Photinia is an evergreen tree of Photinia of Rosaceae. The branches are brown and gray; Scales are brown and hairless; The leaves are leathery, and the shape of the leaves is rectangular, obovate or obovate. Petals white, suborbicular; The fruit is red, spherical, and then brownish purple; The seeds are smooth brown oval. Flowering in April-May; The fruiting period is 10 month. Li Shizhen explained that he was born in a sunny place between rocks, so he was named Heather (South). ?
Photinia is native to the southern slope of Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi, southern Gansu and the provinces south of Huaihe River Basin. I like warm and humid climate, I like light, I have a little tolerance for shade, and I can withstand short-term low temperature of-15℃. The requirements for soil are not strict, and it is better to use fertile, moist, deep soil layer, well-drained and slightly acidic sandy soil. Propagation methods include seed propagation and cutting propagation. ?
Heather is often planted in courtyards, roadsides and street intersections, and the crown can be trimmed and shaped. Wood can be used to make wheels and handles of utensils, seeds can be used to extract oil to make soap, roots can be used to extract baking glue, and fruits can also be used as raw materials for wine making. Dried leaves can be used medicinally and have diuretic, antipyretic and analgesic effects. The efficacy of heather is recorded in the ancient books Bielu, Materia Medica from the Heart and Compendium of Materia Medica. According to the biography of Yang Taizhen, after the change of Ma Wei, heather was called straight tree and acacia tree.