When does camphor blossom?

Cinnamomum camphora tree is an excellent greening tree, street tree and shade tree. It is a large evergreen tree of Cinnamomum camphora, which is up to 30 meters high and 3 meters in diameter. All plants have camphor aroma and are resistant to harmful gases such as chlorine, sulfur dioxide, ozone and fluorine. Camphor can be extracted and camphor oil can be extracted. Wood is a good material for making furniture. Let's take a look at when camphor blossoms.

When does camphor blossom?

The flowering period of camphor tree is from April to May and the fruiting period is from August to November. Camphor trees are produced in southern and southwestern provinces and regions of China, and are also distributed in Vietnam, Korea and Japan. They are often introduced and cultivated in other countries, adapting to an altitude of less than 1800 meters above sea level, and up to 1000 meters above sea level in the south and southwest of the Yangtze River. it mainly grows in sunny slopes, valleys and riparian flatlands with fertile soil in the subtropics.

Growth habits of Cinnamomum camphora

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. Camphor tree has developed main roots, deep roots, wind resistance, strong sprouting power, resistance to pruning, medium growth rate, huge tree shape such as umbrella, shade and shade. It has a long survival time and can grow into towering old trees for hundreds of years. It has a strong ability of smoking and dust retention, water conservation, soil consolidation, sand prevention and beautification of the environment.

Cultivation value of Cinnamomum camphora

1. Economic value: 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. Excellent wood quality, pest resistance, moisture resistance, for construction, shipbuilding, furniture, cabinets, plates, carving and so on.

2. Garden value: camphor trees have dense branches and leaves, thick crown and shade, majestic tree posture, smoking and dust retention, water conservation, soil fixation, sand prevention and beautification of the environment. It is an excellent tree species for urban greening. Widely used as shade trees, street trees, shelterbelts and scenic forests are often used in gardens. 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.

3. Medicinal value: camphor bark has the effect of invigorating qi and treating ulcers of lower limbs. Camphor tree fruit has the effect of relieving fever and treating high fever, measles, pertussis, dysentery and other diseases. Camphor root has the effect of regulating qi and activating blood circulation, removing rheumatism, treating vomiting and diarrhea, distending pain in heart and abdomen, arthralgia in rheumatism, injury caused by falling and so on. Camphor wood has the effect of dispelling rheumatism, promoting qi and blood, promoting joints, and treating distending pain in heart and abdomen, beriberi, gout, scabies, fall injury and so on.