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Other standard names English name Seatung

Other famous alum flowers and Qilixiang

This family belongs to Pittosporum family, Pittosporum family.

Origin and main distribution are native to Yili mountain area, under forest or beside ditch, and are mostly cultivated, which are ornamental trees for landscaping; Now it is distributed in the Yangtze River basin and southeast coastal provinces, such as Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.

morphological character

Evergreen shrubs or small trees, up to 3 meters high. Dense branches and leaves, chatting in the canopy. Most of the leaves are clustered at the top of the branch, and the leaves are alternate, sometimes in a whorl shape at the top of the branch. They are thick leathery, narrowly obovate, 5-12cm long and1-4cm wide, with an entire edge, a rounded or concave top, a wedge-shaped base, a petiole, a bright green surface and yellow and tender new leaves. Cymes are terminal; The flowers are white or yellow-green, fragrant, and the stalk is 0.8- 1.5 cm long; Sepals, petals and stamens, 5 each; Ovary superior, densely pubescent. Capsule is nearly spherical, angular, up to 65438 0.5 cm long, first green, then yellow, 3-lobed when mature, with woody petals; The seeds are bright red with mucus. Flowering in May, fruit ripening in September -65438+ 10.

Growth habit

Pittosporum is a subtropical tree species, so it likes warm and humid maritime climate and is resistant to light and shade. The requirements for soil are not strict, and clay, sandy soil, alkaline earth and neutral soil are all adaptable, with strong germination resistance and pruning resistance.

Garden use: In warm climate, this tree species is an ideal flower bed landscaping tree or landscaping tree, especially suitable for coastal planting. Do more houses, foundation planting, hedges. Plant potted plants in the north and use greenhouses in winter.

type

Propagation by sowing or cutting. Pittosporum seeds have strong germination ability, so sowing method is often used for propagation. Seeds were collected in June+10/October, 5438. Because there is mucus outside the seeds, you should thresh the seed coating with peat, then sow it, cover it with grass after sowing, and it can germinate in the next spring. You can also plant sand in the net and sow it the next spring. Cutting with twigs in rainy season has a high survival rate. Seedling transplantation is generally carried out in March in spring, and it is necessary to bring soil balls and plant them in the shade.

cultivate

In normal management, we should pay attention to maintaining tree shape, properly watering in drought and applying 1 double base fertilizer in winter.

Pests and diseases and their control

The pests of Pittosporum are mainly blown cotton, and flies often gather during flowering, so attention should be paid to prevention and control.

The main pests of Qilixiang are chaff scale and cotton scale in scale insects. These two kinds of scale insects are piercing and sucking pests, and there is a layer of wax film on their body surface, so the general insecticides are not effective. Using imidacloprid or imidacloprid improver, such as Wan Lihong and Ding Hong, is more effective. If pests are found, they can be killed by spraying with Wan Lihong diluted 3000 times.

App application

The roots, leaves and seeds of Pittosporum are all used as medicine, and the roots can dispel wind and activate collaterals, dissipate blood stasis and relieve pain; Leaves can detoxify and stop bleeding; Seeds can astringent intestines and fix sperm; It is also for viewing. Pittosporum flowers are evergreen all year round, sparkling and attractive when they bloom. In autumn, the capsule splits to reveal bright red seeds, which are crystal clear and lovely. In the courtyard, you can plant it by the door and in front of the window and trim it into a ball. It can also be planted as a roadside hedge. Potted plants can decorate the inner room or living room. It has strong resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide.