Is cycad woody or shrub? What kind of plants do they belong to?

Properties of Cycas: Cycas is an evergreen tree, commonly known as Cycas, phoenix-tailed banana and so on. Su Tiexi likes warm and humid environment, is not cold-tolerant, grows slowly and has a life span of about 200 years.

Cycas are fond of light and iron, and are slightly tolerant of semi-yin. Cycas likes fertile, moist and slightly acidic soil, but it can also resist drought. Slow growth, plants can bloom 10 years or more.

Cycas: A gymnosperm of Cycas. In fact, it is what we usually call Cycas, which can be said to be an ornamental tree species. It has many varieties and is distributed all over the world.

What does a cycad look like?

The trunk is about 2m high and 8m thin or higher, and it is cylindrical. For example, the residual traces of rhombic petiole are obviously arranged in a spiral shape. Pinnate leaves grow from the top of the stem. The lower part bends downward and the upper part extends obliquely upward. The outline of fully pinnate leaves is obovate, narrowly lanceolate and 75-200 cm long. The cross section of the blade shaft is square and round. The stalk is slightly quadrangular, with dentate spines on both sides, extending horizontally or slightly obliquely upward, and the spines are 2-3mm long.

There are more than 0/00 pairs of pinnate lobes/kloc-,which are strip-shaped, thick leathery and hard, 9- 18 cm long and 4-6 mm wide, spreading obliquely upwards, slightly V-shaped, and the edges are obviously rolled backwards and downwards. The upper part is slightly narrow, with a sharp tip like a thorn, a narrow base, asymmetrical sides, the lower part growing downward, and the upper part is dark green and shiny with a center.

Efficacy and function of cycad

The efficacy of cycad

1. Cycas is a beautiful plant with high ornamental value. This plant is hard and stout, and it is evergreen all the year round. It has a beautiful and generous tree shape. It is a common plant in some garden scenic spots in the south. In the north, Cycas can also be made into large potted plants to decorate conference rooms, hotel halls and other places, which plays an important role in beautifying the environment.

2. Cycas is a kind of plant that can be used as medicine. The leaves of this plant can stop bleeding, detoxify and relieve pain after being used as medicine. Can be used for treating various internal bleeding, gastritis and hypertension. In addition, it also has a certain therapeutic effect on neuralgia, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea.

3. Cycas can also be used as medicine. Its effects are regulating qi, relieving pain, tonifying kidney and consolidating menstruation. It is a natural medicine for treating stomachache, male nocturnal emission, leukorrhagia and dysmenorrhea. The roots of Cycas can also be used as medicine. Its comprehensive effects are expelling wind and activating collaterals, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney. It has obvious curative effect on human tuberculosis, hematemesis, toothache due to kidney deficiency and rheumatic joint pain.

Daily use of cycads

1. Ornamental: the tree shape of Cycas is simple, and the trunk is as hard as iron; Feathers are smooth and bright, evergreen all the year round, and they are precious ornamental trees with high ornamental value.

2. Home decoration: Cycas are planted on the front steps and lawns in the south, and large potted plants are arranged in the north. Layout of courtyards, corridors and halls. The plant shape of Cycas is very beautiful, which is used to decorate the home, giving people a feeling of being close to nature and making the home feel very comfortable.

3. Air purification: Cycas is also beneficial to the improvement of air purification, and has the function of absorbing toxic and harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen peroxide, benzene, fluorine, mercury vapor and lead vapor.

Geomantic function of cycad

According to Feng Shui master, Cycas is a very good moral in Feng Shui, a symbol of good luck and happiness. It has the geomantic function of preventing evil spirits from turning disasters into disasters, improving wealth and prospering families and homes.

1. Balcony/gate guardrail. First look at the shape of the cycad. Its leaves are needle-shaped These plants have the function of blocking evil spirits in geomantic omen.

2. Secondly, look at the life of the cycad, which is very long. It symbolizes longevity, wealth, firmness and unyielding. It is an ideal feng shui plant for wealthy families.

3. If the front door of the house faces south, it is suitable for raising fire plants, and raising cycads can increase the positive energy of fire.

Key points of cycad planting

1. When planting Cycas, the soil moisture in the basin was kept at about 60%. Be sure to check the soil in the basin every time you water it. If it was me

It grows vigorously in spring and summer. During its growing period, it should be fertilized every 30 days. You can choose to use compound fertilizer or urea. Be careful when fertilizing. Don't apply too much fertilizer at a time, apply it several times.

3. The problem of pruning and placement. Because it likes sunshine, it should be given plenty of light. It grows slowly and grows a cluster of new leaves every year. Every year, when its new leaves are mature, the old leaves at the bottom can be cut off. If there are yellow leaves or dead leaves, cut them off in time.