When you see this kind of dead branch on the mountain, don't cut it for firewood. It's a rarity. One can sell it for ten thousand yuan.

Peasant friends living in mountainous areas often go up the mountain to pick up dead branches and transport them home for firewood. Some of the dead branches are so strangely shaped that they are just firewood in the eyes of people who don't know the goods. In the eyes of people who know how to do it, these grotesque dead branches are rare and have a complete shape, one of which can be sold for about ten thousand yuan. This kind of dead branches are common in some large mountain areas. They grow in stone cracks and are called "cliff cypress".

Cliff cypress, as its name implies, is a cypress tree growing on a cliff. This kind of cypress belongs to Platycladus orientalis. If it grows on flat land, it is the kind of cypress common to people. It is shaped like a pagoda and is very common in mountain woodlands. When the seeds of the cypress are carried by the wind or birds to the cracks in the rocks, it will take root and sprout, but it will grow very slowly, because the conditions are so bad that it is called "taking stone as its mother and dew as its meal". Its nutrients can only depend on Rain Water, it is not easy to survive.

Under such harsh conditions, the cypress will concentrate all its nutrients on the tree trunk, and when the strong wind breaks the branches, the cypress will secrete oil to repair the injured parts. Over time, the grease of the cypress will soak in the trunk, with a unique fragrance, and the good quality of the cypress will sink in the presence of water, which is similar to that of Chenxiang wood. Then under the action of the wind, the trunk is twisted to form a layer of beautiful texture, which is very ornamental. Therefore, the cypress can be used to make all kinds of carvings, bracelets, furniture and so on.

However, it should be noted that the cypress is valuable only after it has been "aged", that is, the dead cedar is a rare thing of real value, and the living cedar is a protected plant, which is not allowed to be excavated and is worthless. Because after its death, the cypress is gradually oxidized by the wind and the sun, making its texture and fragrance more prominent, also known as "plant living fossils". It not only has high collection value, but also has high research value. it is of great significance to the study of geological environment.

Readers, have you ever seen the cliff cypress? If you pick up this kind of dead branch up the mountain, don't cut it for firewood. It's a rarity that can be encountered but can't be asked for.