Do you know the growth habits of four seasons cinnamon?

Morphological characteristics of Cinnamomum chinense

The sweet-scented osmanthus flowers of the four seasons are a variety of sweet-scented osmanthus with whitish or yellowish color, light aroma and thin leaves. The biggest difference between four seasons osmanthus and other varieties is that it blossoms all the year round, so many people call it laurel, but its flower fragrance is also the weakest among many sweet-scented osmanthus, and it can hardly be smelled.

Four seasons laurel varieties are divided into laurel, four seasons laurel, Buddha Dingzhu, Japanese cinnamon and Tianxiangtai Pavilion.

Growth habits of four Seasons Cinnamomum

Four seasons cassia is native to the Mediterranean, and has been introduced and cultivated in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China.

The four seasons like warm and humid climate, there is a certain degree of cold resistance, but not resistant to severe cold. Like light, but also resistant to shade, in the seedlings should have a certain degree of shade. The demand for soil is not high, like the slightly acidic soil with high dryness and rich humus, especially the sandy soil with deep, fertile and moist soil and good drainage. Do not tolerate drought and barren soil, avoid saline-alkali soil and waterlogged land, planted in poorly drained wetlands, will cause poor growth, root rot, leaf shedding, and eventually lead to the death of the whole plant.

What is the value of four seasons osmanthus

Osmanthus fragrans is one of the top ten traditional famous flowers in China. Because it is common to blossom only once in autumn, the newly emerged "four Seasons Gui" has become a rising star in the sweet-scented osmanthus family. It breaks the general practice of sweet-scented osmanthus varieties blooming only once a year, and can blossom 4 times a year, usually with a flowering period of about 20 days per season. The flowers are dense, yellow and white, evenly distributed in the branches, and the fragrance of the flowers is long-lasting, which makes people feel good and can be used as a spice for making tea and cakes.

The four seasons cassia is often planted in gardens, on both sides of the road, lawns and courtyards and other places, is an excellent greening tree species. Because it has a certain resistance to harmful gases such as dioxide and hydrogen fluoride, it is also an excellent flower and tree for greening in industrial and mining areas. At the same time, it is also a good material for potted plants. after making bonsai, it can observe the shape, stone flowers and smell fragrance. It is really "killing three birds with one stone". In addition, sweet-scented osmanthus is a good material for carving because of its hard material, luster and beautiful texture.