Trees that bloom in March

1, Sophora japonica

Source: Sophora japonica, with small leaflets, has a dense crown. The first lateral branches of Sophora japonica are thicker, so the crown is cloud-shaped. Sophora japonica has rhizobia and abundant nitrogen nutrition, so its leaves are dark green. Seen from a distance, the crown of Sophora japonica is like a thick dark green cloud. Dark green is a kind of dark color, and thick clouds can also bring darkness.

The beads of Sophora japonica have constriction marks, and the constriction marks are very thin. The pods of Sophora japonica were stored on the tree. In the rainy season of the next year, when it rained, the scars were soaked by rain and broke, and the peel was soaked and rotted to expose the seeds, which dyed the ground under the shade dark green. Sophora japonica is vulnerable to aphids, and aphid secretions will dye the ground black when they fall to the ground. Therefore, it is often black under the shade of locust trees, which also means darkness.

2. peaches

Bi Tao, also known as Chiba Peach Blossom, is a variety of peach trees, belonging to semi-double and double ornamental peach varieties, collectively known as Bi Tao. Peach blossom period in East China is from March to April, with abundant flowers, bright colors and various patterns.

Common varieties are safflower green leaf peach, safflower red leaf peach, white and red double-color golden peach and many other varieties. Peach tree is a beautiful plant with high ornamental value, which can be seen everywhere in communities, parks and streets.

3. cherry blossoms

Sakura (scientific name: Sakura. ): It is the general name of several plants of the genus Sakura in Rosaceae. In the newly revised name of Flora of China, it specifically refers to "Tokyo Cherry Blossom", also known as "Japanese Cherry Blossom".

There are many kinds of cherry blossoms, more than 300 in number. There are about 150 wild cherry blossoms in the world, and there are more than 50 in China.

Among the wild ancestors of about 40 cherry plants in the world, 33 are native to China. Others are varieties derived from horticultural hybridization.

Cherry blossoms are native to the temperate zone around the Himalayas in the northern hemisphere and grow all over the world, mainly in Japan. Each branch has 3 to 5 flowers, which are umbrella-shaped, with notches at the top of petals, mostly white and pink.

Flowers often bloom in March with or after leaves. With the change of seasons, cherry blossoms are fragrant and gorgeous, and are often used for garden viewing. Cherry blossoms can be divided into single petals and compound petals. A single petal can blossom and bear fruit, and most of the compound petals do not bear fruit.

4. Mulan

Magnolia grandiflora Deciduous trees of Magnoliaceae and Magnolia, also known as Magnolia, Wang Chun and Magnolia. Originally from the central provinces of China, it is now cultivated in Beijing and the south of the Yellow River Basin.

Subgenus Magnoliaceae, deciduous trees. The flowers are white to purplish red, large and fragrant, and the corolla is cup-shaped. Flowers bloom first and then leaves, and the flowering period is about 10 days.

The famous trees in China are important ornamental trees in early spring in South China. Shanghai flower. Magnolia looks like a lotus flower. When in full bloom, its petals spread in all directions, making the courtyard green and white, dazzling with white light, which has high ornamental value. The ideal flower pattern to beautify the courtyard. flower bud of lily magnolia

5. Poplar

Poplar is the general name of deciduous trees of Populus in Salicaceae. There are more than 65,438+000 species of this genus, which are mainly distributed in China (Jiangsu Dafeng Poplar Base), Europe (East Africa Forest Farm), Asia, temperate and cold regions of North America, Mediterranean countries and the Middle East.

There are more than 50 species in China. Wood is used as civil building materials to produce furniture, matchsticks, sawn timber, etc. And used as wood boards and fiber materials. Leaves are good feed. Poplar is also the main tree species in timber forest, shelter forest and surrounding greening.

Poplar cultivation in China has a long history, which can be traced back to the 7th century BC. In the Book of Songs, there is a sentence that "Dongmen Yang has its leaves and its lungs", and the book Huizi in the Warring States Period also records poplar propagation. 1300 years ago, the Song of Guanlong in the Book of Jin described "Chang 'an Street, with green trees in Yang Huai", which shows the early age.

6. Willow

Willow is the general name of a kind of plants: Salix matsudana, Salix glandularis and Salix weeping willow.

Salix is mostly shrub, sparse tree, without terminal bud, sympodial branches, few stamens and insect-borne flowers, which indicates that Populus and Salix have evolved.

There are about 520 species of this genus in the world, mainly distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, followed by cold regions, tropical regions and southern hemisphere, and there are no wild species in Oceania.

There are 257 species in China, 122 variety and 33 variety. All provinces and regions have production.