Chen Xingzong / Hutou Mountain Cherry Blossom tears │ when human expectations override the needs of plants

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On the morning of New Year's Day, take some time to walk in the sun on Tiger Head Mountain and receive advice from nature again.

Walking into the cherry tree trail, I suddenly heard its name, and I couldn't help but look forward to it, but it was really disappointing to continue walking. I seemed to hear every cherry tree crying for help.

The cherry trees here are very unhealthy. The bark of the lighter is dim, the branches are thin and weak, and the flower buds are not full.

The heavy ones had to be supported by steel cables, and many decayed tree holes and dead branches seriously infected with saplings could not escape the fate of heavy pruning and felling.

In short, it is not too much to rename this cherry trail cherry cemetery.

After the cherry blossom fever, who heard the sound of cherry blossoms?

Taiwan once had a cherry blossom fever, no matter where on the island, it seems that all local officials have pictures of cherry rain in their minds.

At that time, many places were planted with cherry blossoms.

Ou Hsi-kun and Chen Chi-ling pointed out that Taiwan's native cherry trees are distributed in broad-leaved forests of 500~2000 meters on the island, and the amount required to complete dormancy is 190CU. Therefore, warmer regions (including lower latitudes or lower altitudes) have a relatively difficult time satisfying 190CU.

After nearly 20 years, many cherry blossoms have died. For Hutou Mountain, insufficient sunshine and insufficient cold accumulation should be the most lethal pressure on cherry blossoms here.

When human expectations override plant needs

The plants or crops around us may be planted in the space we expect for our specific purpose and in the way we imagine.

We ignore their legitimate needs and think only of our beautiful expectations. These plants or crops deviate from our expectations and even die is a reasonable process.

Recently, I've been thinking about bioturbation, and it seems that when we look at the health of our crops and soils, the impact of human activity cannot be ignored. When looking at ecology, we should also include human influence.

(Reference: Ou, H. K., Chen, C. L.(2002) : Chilling requirement assessment of native mountain cherry blossoms in Taiwan. Chinese Agricultural Research, 51(1): 25 - 32. Taichung: Agricultural Laboratory)

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