What is the origin, experience, name and history of loquat?

Loquat producing areas: Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan Province. Widely cultivated in various places, Sichuan and Hubei have wild ones. Japan, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia are also cultivated.

Name: Loquat, alias: Lu Zhi Jinwan Loquat, Latin scientific name: Loquat. )Lindl。

Experience and history: Loquat occupies a certain position in the cultural life of the ancients. In fact, for them, loquat represents beautiful things and symbolizes good luck. In our traditional concept, several kinds of trees are auspicious, such as Sophora japonica, Toona sinensis, plum blossom and peach tree. And loquat trees, like these trees, held a certain weight in the minds of the ancients.

The ancients' love for loquat trees can be seen from the poems and songs left by the ancients. Some people simply praise the delicious fruit, while others send acacia with something. Loquat has been regarded as a tribute since the Tang and Song Dynasties, and only the court nobles can enjoy it.

Loquat trees have three aspects in garden appreciation. First, the overall image of the loquat tree is lush and tidy; second, the golden fruit gives people an excellent visual experience; third, it contains moral and can make people sing emotionally.

Therefore, in the eyes of the ancients, loquat was deeply loved by literati, and it also had the reputation of "the emperor in the fruit". In fact, the medicinal value of loquat is also very high, whether it is fruit, flowers, leaves or seeds, it can be used as medicine, and it is a savior for people who often cough.

Extended data:

The tree is 3 ~ 5 meters high, with long and big leaves, thick and fluffy, long oval, like a pipa. Aliases are also called Lu Ju, Lu Zhi, Jin Wan, Guo Yan and Jiao Zi. Loquat is different from most fruit trees. It blooms in autumn or early winter, and its fruit matures in spring to early summer, earlier than other fruits, so it is called "the only fruit tree that prepares for the four seasons".

Loquat has white or light yellow flowers, five petals, about 2 cm in diameter, and five to ten flowers in bundles, which can be used as honey source crops.

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