How to judge Ziwei is dead?

There were no leaves on the tree, and the bare trunk died.

Lagerstroemia indica (Latin name: Lagerstroemia indica), alias: itch flower, itch tree, purple flower, purple orchid, mosquito flower, Myrica rubra, zinnia, skinless tree, is a dicotyledonous plant, deciduous shrub or small tree of Myrtaceae.

Ziwei is 7 meters high, with twisted branches, slender branchlets and smooth bark, which is gray or grayish brown. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, oval, oblong or obovate, green to yellow when young, purple-black when mature or dry, and cracked on the ventral surface; Seeds winged, ca. 8 mm long; The flowering period is from June to September, and the fruiting period is from September to June.

morphological character

Deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 7 meters high; Bark is smooth, gray or grayish brown; Branches twisted, branchlets slender, 4-angled, slightly winged. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite, papery, oval, oblong or obovate, 2.5-7 cm long and 1.5-4 cm wide.

The tip is mucronate or obtuse, sometimes slightly concave, the base is broadly cuneate or nearly round, glabrous or puberulent along the lower midvein, with 3-7 pairs of lateral veins and inconspicuous veinlets; Sessile or petiole very short.