What kind of tree is camphor tree?

Camphor tree is a large evergreen tree of Cinnamomum camphora, alias camphor, camphor, camphor

Camphor tree can be up to 30 meters high, up to 3 meters in diameter, the crown is widely ovoid, branches, leaves and wood all have the smell of camphor, yellow-brown bark, irregular longitudinal cracks. Terminal bud broadly ovate or globose, scales broadly ovate or suborbicular, outside slightly silky hairy. Branches Terete, pale brown, glabrous. Leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic, apex acute, base broadly cuneate to subrounded, margin entire, cartilaginous. Petiole slender, 2-3 cm long, abdomen concave and dorsally convex, glabrous. Bark green, smooth when young, gradually turning yellowish brown or grayish brown longitudinally when old.

The panicle of camphor tree is axillary, pedicellate, glabrous or gray to yellowish brown puberulent with all levels of rachis, especially at nodes when hairy. Flowers green-white or yellowish, glabrous. Perianth outside glabrous or puberulent, inner surface densely pubescent, perianth tube obconical, perianth lobes elliptic. Ovary globose, glabrous. Fruit ovoid or subglobose, purplish black. Fruit receptacle cup-shaped, apex truncated, longitudinally furrowed. The flowering period is from April to May and the fruiting period is from August to November.

Camphor trees like light, shade tolerance, warm and humid climate, cold tolerance is not strong, suitable for growing in sandy loam, more resistant to water and moisture, but when transplanting should pay attention to maintain soil moisture, waterlogging is easy to cause rotting roots to die of hypoxia, but not resistant to drought, barren and saline-alkali soil. The main root is well-developed, deep-rooted and resistant to wind. Strong sprouting ability, resistant to pruning. The growth rate is medium, and the tree is as large as an umbrella, which can hide from the shade and cool.

Camphor and camphor oil can be extracted from camphor roots, wood, branches and leaves. Camphor is used for medicine, plastics, explosives, anticorrosion, insecticidal, etc. Camphor oil can be used as raw materials such as pesticides, mineral processing, soap, fake paint and flavors. According to scientists, turpentine dicyclic hydrocarbons, camphor alkenes, lemon hydrocarbons, eugenol and other chemicals emitted by camphor trees have the ability to purify toxic air, have anti-cancer effect, have insect-proof effect, and filter out fresh and clean air. Excellent wood quality, pest resistance, moisture resistance, for construction, shipbuilding, furniture, cabinets, plates, carving and so on.

Cinnamomum camphora tree has dense branches and leaves, thick crown and shade, majestic tree posture, can smoke and deter dust, conserve water, fix soil and prevent sand and beautify the environment. It is an excellent tree species for urban greening. It is widely used as shade trees, street trees, shelterbelts and scenic forests. It is magnificent to plant in groups, alone or as background trees in grasslands, and because of its strong resistance to a variety of toxic gases, strong ability to absorb dust and absorb harmful gases, it is often used in cities and industrial and mining areas.