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Taxus chinensis var. mairei recommended for Beijing Olympic Games

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Taxus, also known as yew, is an ancient relict plant of Taxaceae, which has the reputation of "living fossil" and "golden tree". It has a very small amount of natural distribution in the north and south of China, and is listed as the eight most rare and endangered first-class protected plants in China. Taxus is not only rare, but also has high ornamental and medicinal value. Its tree-shaped trunk is straight, the pot plant pinches the top to control the suitable height, the branches are dense; the ground planting can be up to 20 meters high, the tree type is beautiful, the branches are evenly distributed and orderly, the leaves are needle-shaped, thick and shiny, green all the year round, arranged symmetrically on the branchlets, elegant and large.

Taxus, also known as yew, is an ancient relict plant of Taxaceae, which has the reputation of "living fossil" and "golden tree". It has a very small amount of natural distribution in the north and south of China, and is listed as the eight most rare and endangered first-class protected plants in China. Taxus is not only rare, but also has high ornamental and medicinal value. Its tree-shaped trunk is straight, the pot plant pinches the top to control the suitable height, the branches are dense; the ground planting can be as high as 20 meters, the tree type is beautiful, the branches are evenly distributed and orderly, the leaves are needle-shaped, thick and bright, green all the year round, arranged symmetrically on the branchlets, elegant and generous. The yew has fine texture and is an excellent material for carving stamps, shipbuilding and making classical furniture. it has been listed as a landscape tree species recommended for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Taxus seeds matured in October, soaked and rubbed to remove pulp and tannin after picking, rinsed clean, sowed in March and April after one year of low temperature storage, sowed and sowed, covered with soil 1 cm thick, covered with grass and moisturized. The weight of 1000 seeds is about 450 grams, the germination duration is 2 months, and the germination rate is about 70%.

 
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