Pruritus trees are common in rural mountainous areas. What is the purpose and function of this tree?

"Xiaoying Qiulu is a new branch and does not occupy the most spring in the garden." The centipede tree is an interesting ornamental plant, which is actually Lagerstroemia indica. It also has other names, such as Jinger Tree, Hundred Days Red and Full House Red. It is a dicotyledonous plant, deciduous shrub or small tree of Lagerstroemia.

The wood of prurigo tree is hard, the biggest feature is that the roots and tips of branches are almost the same thickness, and the upper part is heavier than ordinary trees. When we scratch its branches with our fingers, the vibration caused by friction is easily transmitted to more parts of the branches through hard wood, so it is easy to cause swinging. Interestingly, we think its vibration is ticklish, so we call it an itchy tree.

Pruritus likes light, is slightly tolerant to shade, likes warm climate, is not cold-resistant, likes fertile, moist and well-drained calcareous soil, and is drought-resistant and afraid of waterlogging. It is widely cultivated in many places in East China, Central China, South China and Southwest China, and even in many remote rural mountainous areas.

Then someone began to ask, prurigo is more common in rural mountainous areas. What is the use and function of this tree?

As we all know, the itchy tree has beautiful posture, smooth and clean trunk and bright colors. Especially when it blooms, it is in summer and autumn, and the flowering period is particularly long, usually from June to September. When the flowers bloom, you can see the flowers full of trees, which are as gorgeous as chardonnay, so they are also called full house red and hundred-day red, and there is also the praise of "summer green covers your eyes, this flower is full of red eyes".

First of all, it is an excellent tree species in landscaping. This itchy tree is 200 years old, with bright and beautiful colors, long flowering period and long life. In many places in China, it is widely cultivated as a garden ornamental tree species and widely used in landscaping construction. Many people can easily identify this plant by its trunk in the park, because the bark of Lagerstroemia indica is very smooth and clean, and the color is brown or dark brown, which is different from most barks, so it also has a name called skinless tree.

Secondly, the itch tree has the characteristics of strong germination, slow growth, long life, bright colors and special branches. Many bonsai lovers sometimes regard it as a bonsai, which is a good bonsai material for viewing flowers, stems and roots.

In addition, the wood of centipede tree is hard and corrosion-resistant, and it is often used as materials for farm tools, furniture, buildings and so on. Its bark, leaves and flowers are also laxatives, and the decoction of roots and bark is used to treat hemoptysis, hematemesis and hematochezia.