Where was the wild boxwood born?

There are many valleys, streams and forests, with an altitude of 1200-2600 meters.

Wild boxwood is produced in Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and other provinces, and is partially cultivated. Type specimens were collected in Changyang County, Hubei Province.

Wild boxwood likes loose loam, slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil, and can also grow in calcareous soil. Potted plants can be mixed with mature pastoral soil or humus soil with appropriate amount of bran ash. Under general indoor and outdoor conditions, it can withstand sunlight and shade and maintain good growth. In a long-term cool environment, leaves can remain green, but it is easy to cause branches to be too long or weak.

Like wet, can withstand rainy weather for about a month, but avoid long-term water accumulation. Drought tolerance, as long as the surface soil or basin soil is not completely dry, there is no abnormal performance. Resistant to high temperature and cold, able to withstand the sun exposure in summer and the cold resistance of MINUS 20 degrees, but it should be ventilated and transparent when it is hot and humid in summer, and the requirements for soil are not strict.

Fertile sandy loam is preferred, and vermiculite, peat or soil can also be used for potted plants, which has strong alkali resistance. Strong tillering ability, pruning resistance and easy molding. Leaves will turn red in autumn after full illumination and dormancy.

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The aroma of wild boxwood is very light, very light, elegant but not gaudy. Its taste can be described by fragrance, and it can repel mosquitoes. In addition, wild boxwood also has the functions of sterilization, anti-inflammation and hemostasis.

The mountain people who grow boxwood have the habit of picking boxwood leaves as a hemostatic agent and placing boxwood branches to drive away mosquitoes and flies. Wild boxwood is a representative tree species of poplar in East Asia. It is widely distributed and varied, from which several different species are derived.

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