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When will Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a rare tree, lose its leaves? What is the medicinal value? How to keep and trim bonsai?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, alias Alsophila, tall deciduous trees, up to 35 meters high. The tree is graceful and is a famous garden tree species. So when will it lose its leaves? What is the medicinal value? How to keep and trim bonsai? According to the data of Taxodiaceae, the leaves of Metasequoia glyptostroboides are arranged in two rows on the lateral branchlets, pinnate, and fall off with the branches in winter.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, alias Alsophila, tall deciduous trees, up to 35 meters high. The tree is graceful and is a famous garden tree species. So when will it lose its leaves? What is the medicinal value? How to keep and trim bonsai? According to the data of Taxodiaceae, the leaves of Metasequoia glyptostroboides are arranged in two rows on the lateral branchlets, pinnate, and fall off with the branches in winter. Cones pendulous, subquadrangular or rectangular globose, green before maturity and dark brown when ripe.

What is the medicinal value of metasequoia? How to keep and trim bonsai?

1. It has the effect of dispelling wind, dryness and dampness, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. Leaves and fruits have the effects of heat-clearing and detoxification, anti-inflammation and pain.

2. Modern pharmacological studies show that it contains a variety of flavonoids, which have the effects of anti-myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia and myocardial hypertrophy.

3. At the same time, it can inhibit platelet aggregation and improve hemorheology in rats. The volatiles of Metasequoia glyptostroboides leaves contain a large number of antitussive, expectorant, antiasthmatic and anti-inflammatory active components, mainly a-pinene, trans-eugenene and cinnamene.

4. According to the Records of the Resources of traditional Chinese Medicine, Metasequoia glyptostroboides leaves and seeds have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, eliminating inflammation and relieving pain, and they are used for carbuncle swelling, moss and other diseases; famous doctors do not record them as middle-grade, which is called boiled soup washing, which can cure eczema. In addition, its seed volatile oil has a certain inhibitory effect on 8 kinds of plant pathogenic fungi, and in the configuration of garden plants, it can reduce the occurrence of some diseases in the same garden. Its leaf and seed volatile oil contains a variety of active components and antibacterial activity, whether in medicine, chemical industry or agricultural applications, have a broad application prospect.

How to grow and trim metasequoia bonsai?

Maintenance:

1. Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a precious tree species in China. The conservation of metasequoia bonsai is usually considered suitable for storage in sunny places.

2. If you want to preserve metasequoia bonsai correctly, you need to be patient. Before sowing, you should fertilize the roots of the tree and don't hurt its roots.

3. After sowing, irrigate regularly and water thoroughly.

4. When the trees begin to grow slowly, we can fertilize again.

Trim:

Cut off the dead branches, slightly injured branches, frost-injured and wind-damaged branches of Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and the incision should be smooth. After finishing the wound, apply the wound anti-decay film in time to protect the growth of healing tissue and prevent bacterial infection. Scrape off the wound of the big branch, after scraping, brush the tree general + potassium permanganate solution evenly after scraping, disinfect and sterilize to prevent bacterial infection.

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