How to prune Lagerstroemia microphylla

The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is 10- 1 1. The older the trunk, the smoother it is. When touched by hand, the whole plant will vibrate slightly.

Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, alias Lagerstroemia microphylla, Lagerstroemia tenuifolia, Melaleuca, Full House Red and Milky Crystal. It is a dicotyledonous plant of Lagerstroemia of Lysimachiaceae. Of southern Asia and northern Australia. It is distributed in East China, Central China, South China and Southwest China, and widely cultivated in various places. Lagerstroemia indica has beautiful posture, smooth trunk and bright colors; It happens to be summer and autumn when flowers bloom, and the flowering period is particularly long, from June to September. Therefore, it is known as "Hundred Days Red" and "Summer Blue and White Flowers Full". It is a good bonsai for ornamental flowers, stems and roots. Wei Zi is also the city flower of Jincheng.

Lagerstroemia indica [1] is commonly known as Hundred Days Red. Because of its beautiful meaning, it is widely known as Hundred Days Red. It is drought-resistant, waterlogging-resistant, moist, light-loving and fat-loving. It has strong resistance to sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and nitrogen, and can inhale harmful gases. Neutral soil or acidic soil is better. According to the determination, each kilogram of leaves can absorb sulfur 10g and grow well. Lagerstroemia indica can also adsorb dust. In a cement plant 200 ~ 250 meters away from the pollution source, leaves can absorb 4042 grams of dust per square meter. Therefore, it is the ideal tree species for urban, industrial and mining greening, and can also be used as bonsai. Lagerstroemia indica also has medicinal effects. Li Shizhen discussed in Compendium of Materia Medica that its bark, wood and flowers have the functions of promoting blood circulation, dredging meridians, relieving pain, reducing swelling and detoxifying. Seeds can be used as pesticides to kill pests. Leaves can cure white dysentery, flowers can cure postpartum hemorrhage, children's rotten head and fetal poison, and radically cure carbuncle, swelling and sore poison, which can be described as treasure all over.