There is a difference between male and female in this kind of tree. the female is seen to be cut down, but the male tree is taken as a treasure.

This season, many people must be very depressed by the poplar flowers fluttering in the air, both allergies, rhinitis and even asthma. This kind of poplar is a harmful tree in both rural and urban areas, and many cities have begun to control the poplar, injecting a kind of "birth control needle" into its trunk to make it stop flying. In rural areas, it is much easier, many farmers directly cut down and sell their own poplar trees, so as not to harm the neighbors and make it difficult for everyone to breathe. However, both rural and urban areas deal with female poplars, and male poplars have a much higher status, especially in spring, when they are robbed as treasures.

The main reason for female poplar flying catkins is that it depends on the wind to spread its seeds. If you look carefully, you will find seeds the size of sesame seeds in the poplar floc flying all over the sky. This is a biological characteristic and cannot be avoided. Male poplar is different from female poplar, it only blossoms but does not bear fruit, does not affect the environment, if you have to say its deficiency, that is, it can pollinate female poplar, except for this, everything else is very good. Male poplar is a good raw material for construction, furniture and papermaking. it has high economic value. at the same time, its flowers and tender leaves can be eaten, so it is a wild vegetable with excellent taste.

The flower of male poplar is a very popular wild vegetable in the north. It is recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica that it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification, benefiting the liver and eyesight. It can be used as medicine and can be eaten. It is the memory of many people when they were young. When I was a child, the spring wild vegetable I most looked forward to was poplar flowers. Shandong people called it "nothing busy." as soon as the wind blew, it fell down. Everyone rushed to pick it up. After picking up a basket, they took it home and let their parents steam it and eat it. When steaming, it should be mixed with corn flour, which is called fragrant. It tastes sweet and tastes better than meat.

Not all poplar male flowers can be eaten, the kind of tall fast-growing poplar planted now can not be eaten, only the male flowers of a kind of black poplar in rural areas can be eaten. Local people call it stupid poplar, just like today's stupid eggs, stupid duck eggs, representing pure local products. It is rare to see this delicacy in the city, and today's young people do not like to eat it, only the older generation regard it as a treasure.

Readers, have you ever eaten the flowers of male poplars?