What does the sour branch tree look like?

Sour branches are trees, shrubs or woody vines of the genus Rosewood of the butterfly family, which are collectively referred to as a variety of wood and do not refer to a single plant. According to different species, it can be divided into black acid branch, red acid branch and white acid branch and so on. The reason why it is called sour branch is because the tree has a slightly sour aroma after being cut open. So what does the sour branch tree look like?

What does the sour branch tree look like

The leaves of sour branches are small and fall early, and they have small white flowers in autumn, usually forming terminal or axillary panicles. The branches are sometimes dichotomous, the branches are not stout, and the arms are generally thick; the pods are indehiscent, oblong or banded, with Samara-shaped, thickened and often reticulate to the seed part, and the rest are flat and thin, sparsely nearly round or semilunar and slightly thick, with 1 to several seeds.

Sour branch trees are mainly distributed in the tropics and subtropics, Southeast Asia is the main producing area, and there are also some sour branches in China. There are 28 species and 1 variety in China, and the main producing area is in the south. Sour twig wood is a kind of good building and furniture material because of its compact structure, warm texture and fine texture.

Second, the value of sour branch trees

Among the three kinds of acid branches: black acid branch, red acid branch and white acid branch, the value of black acid branch is the highest, and it is also relatively rare in the market, which is mostly red acid branch furniture with low value. In order to obtain greater profits, many unscrupulous businessmen dye lighter red acid branches and "make" dark ones. When buying sour branch furniture, they should pay more attention to this.

In the Qing Dynasty, Jiang Fan recorded that the sour branches were hard and heavy and could sink in water. The wood is dark brown and gradually transformed into purple red, which is red sandalwood, but sour branches and red sandalwood are two different kinds of hardwood. Sour branches are valuable wood, which can be smooth and cool after polishing, and the wood grain is beautiful, not easy to decay and durable.

The above is some related knowledge about sour twig, there are many kinds of sour twig furniture on the market, so we should pay attention to the difference and identification when buying.