Masters, can you make pipes with red hearts of jujube trees?

Of course. The red heart of jujube is hard as iron, dark brown and very beautiful, such as splashing ink and freehand brushwork.

Jujube trees generally grow slowly, and there is a proverb called "jujube trees are useless." The thick trunk of the bowl needs to grow for decades or even hundreds of years. It is a perennial deciduous tree with a height of 10 m and an oval crown. The bark is grayish brown, cracked, tough and unbreakable, and covered with sharp thorns. Its root system is developed, strong and extended, which cannot be suppressed by wind and destroyed by thunder. Jujube has been cultivated in China for more than 4000 years.

Jujube wood is superior wood, with fine texture, hard as iron, no cracking and convenient use. As the saying goes, "natural color of jujube sticks". Jujube worms are not very delicious, and jujube carvings are often used in ancient books.

Jujube has a profound relationship with Buddhism. The Buddhist scriptures are printed with jujube, and many Guanyin statues are also carved with jujube. Both Buddhism and Taoism use jujube wood to make musical instruments. Beads and bracelets made of jujube wood have the effect of ward off evil spirits and evil spirits.

To sum up, jujube has the following characteristics.

First, jujube wood is hard and insects are not easy to eat. The texture is hard and dense, and the wood grain is fine. In ancient times, books were carved with jujube wood.

Second, jujube trees grow slowly. Jujube trees generally grow slowly, and the trunk with a thick bowl mouth needs to grow for decades.

Thirdly, jujube wood is beautiful in appearance, which is more in line with modern people's psychology of advocating nature and returning to nature. Jujube trees have strong bones and weak branches, and they are quite beautiful. There is a saying in xian county that Mr. Lu chanted to the old jujube tree that "flowers are fragrant, plums are poor, and you can still see them in the snow", which is physically and mentally damaging.

Fourth, jujube is wear-resistant. In ancient times, astrolabes used for shipbuilding, furniture making, crutches and divination, rolling pins, sickle handles, combs, garlic hammers, oil-selling bangers, moon cake molds, loofah on spinning wheels, carpenters' planers, rollers for rolling firecrackers and other wear-resistant items were also made of jujube wood.

Fifth, jujube wood insulation. It is said that Stalin's pipe is made of dates. Now some people use jujube wood to make bowls, plates and other tableware, and export them to earn foreign exchange. In particular, jujube bowls are not afraid of bumps and burns, and are most suitable for young children with delicate skin.

Sixth, jujube has medicinal functions. Its main function is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate dampness and stop diarrhea.