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The catalpa tree, a deciduous tree, can reach a height of 30 meters. This poem is about the straight and majestic end of the catalpa tree.
The cultivation of catalpa bungei has a long history. As early as 3000 years ago, there were records about the catalpa tree, for example, Piya recorded that "catalpa is a beautiful tree". It is also said that "there are rows and columns of catalpa trees, whose stems are towering and towering, and which are tall and lovely". The Qimin Yaoshu 400 years ago also recorded the cultivation method of the catalpa tree "digging pits around the big trees for planting".
The Sorbus mandshurica has a straight and complete trunk, a magnificent tree, excellent material, and beautiful flowers. It is a fast-growing timber and ornamental tree species unique to China. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, there were a large number of catalpa trees growing naturally in Huaguo Mountain, which could be used for building and shipbuilding. According to the investigation, the Han tombs unearthed in Lianyungang are all made of catalpa wood. The catalpa tree is particularly resistant to corrosion. It is often seen that the people in the tomb have no bones, but the catalpa tree coffin is still as new.
The overall distribution of Catalpa bungei in Yuntai Mountain of Lianyungang is that it gradually decreases from rear to middle and front Yuntai. In Yuntai Mountain area, most of the catalpa trees are scattered and mixed forests, with discontinuous distribution. At present, there are about 9000 catalpa trees in Yuntai Mountain of Lianyungang.
At present, there are still several large catalpa trees growing well in Yuntai mountain area of Jiangsu Province. One plant in Beigu Mountain is 14 meters high and 52 cm in diameter at breast height; One plant at Huangmaoding in Sucheng, 18 meters high and 42 cm in diameter at breast height; One plant in Yunmen Temple, Zhongyun, 20 meters high, 35 cm at breast height; One plant in Yanfu Temple, Nanyuntai, is 20 meters high and 38 cm in diameter at breast height.
At present, the best places to view the catalpa trees in Lianyungang are: Huaguo Mountain Scenic Spot and Yuntai Mountain National Forest Park on the seashore. There are catalpa trees near Haining Temple in Huaguo Mountain, which is an important natural landscape of Huaguo Mountain. Over the past two thousand years, the Huaguo Mountain Sorbus has been nearly extinct due to the war. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mountain was closed for afforestation, and the mountain area was quickly restored, and a forest of dozens of acres of land was carefully cultivated. The catalpa tree, with its strong and majestic appearance, decorates the Huaguo Mountain extremely enchantingly.
The catalpa bungei is a rare and precious tree species in China. The crape myrtle family is a deciduous tree. Its leaves are triangular oval or oval, and its corolla is white with purple spots. Its shape is similar to that of Chinese parasol trees. The method of mass differentiation is "big leaf Chinese parasol trees and small leaf Chinese catalpa trees". The woody ground of catalpa bungei is fine and its trunk is straight, which is one of the first fine woods used in China.
Catalpa tree, a deciduous tree, can reach a height of 30 meters and a diameter at breast height of more than 1 meter. The trunk end of the tree is straight and majestic, and the crown is narrow and long, in the shape of a spire. The catalpa flower looks pink at a close, white at a distance, and bright like clouds in the green mountains. Su Dongpo once said in a poem: "When we meet with each other, we can see that the sky is full of pine trees.".
Catalpa bungei is a rare tree species traditionally cultivated in China and a rare garden ornamental tree species. At present, many scholars have carried out systematic research on the main biological characteristics, germplasm resources, classification, breeding of improved varieties, seedling propagation, afforestation technology and other aspects of Catalpa bungei.
