Do you know the characteristics of red bayberry?

Families and genera of Myrica rubra

Myrica (Myricaceae)

The nickname of red bayberry

Longjing, Zhu Hong, Shengsheng Mei, Bai Di Mei, Shu Mei

Distribution of Myrica rubra

Red bayberry is mainly produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, among which Yuyao and Cixi are the world-famous hometown of bayberry, both of which have thousand-year-old ancient bayberry trees.

There is a folk saying that "Chinese red bayberry comes out of Zhejiang, and Zhejiang red bayberry counts Xianju in Zhejiang". "Xianmei" in Xianju County of Taizhou City is a variety with Chinese characteristics and has formed a brand.

Morphological characteristics of Myrica rubra

Bayberry is an evergreen tree, up to 15 m high, trunk diameter up to 60 cm; branches and buds glabrous, young branches with shield-shaped glands; leaf blade leathery, surface glabrous, leaf age about 2 years, leaf tip acuminate or acute, sparsely sharply serrate above middle of leaf margin, entire below middle, leaf base cuneate; sparse golden glands on veins.

Red bayberry flowers are dioecious, male flowers clustered in leaf axils, cylindrical, about 1 × 3 cm long; male flowers have 2-4 ovate bracteoles and 4-6 stamens; male anthers are dark red oval; red bayberry fruit is dark red or purplish red globose, the pericarp surface is papillary protruding, exocarp is succulent, sour and sweet; bayberry blossoms in April and the fruit matures from June to July.

Growth habits of Myrica rubra

Red bayberry likes dampness and shade tolerance, likes slightly acidic soil with thick humus layer, and the shady and ventilated place is very suitable for its growth. Under the microclimatic conditions of high light radiation, full heat accumulation and high accumulated temperature throughout the year, it is more suitable to produce high quality bayberry.