Magnolia officinalis

Magnolia is a deciduous wood. Important medicinal and process tree species produced in China. There are about 90 species of magnolias found in Central America, North America, and tropical and temperable regions of Asia. There are about 30 species in China.

can be up to 20 meters high and have a chest diameter of 35 cm. Dry straight. The bark is gray-brown, rough, with vertical cracks, and the inner skin is purple-brown or dark-brown and smooth. The top buds are large, narrow ovoid conical and hairless. Small branches are stout, pale yellow, with ring-shaped leaf marks. Leaves set branch end, egg-shaped to inverted oval shape, 23 to 45 cm long, under the curved hair and white powder. Flower single branch end, with leaves. Polymer cylindrical or egg-shaped cylindrical, seed bright red, inner black. It is located in Guangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places.

, humid climate, should be born in foggy, relative humidity and sunny places. The average annual temperature in the distribution area is 16 to 20 degrees C, the average temperature in January is 3 to 9 degrees C, and the annual rainfall is 800 to 1800 mm. Magpie loose, fertile, containing more humus, moist, well-drained, weak acid to neutral soil. It is generally suitable for calcium soil formed by mountain sand loam and limestone. Wild and simple mixed in the deciduous broad-leaved forest, in the valley, river banks, mountains and other sunny places grow well. 15 began to strong, 20 years later into the fruit-rich period. Flowering from April to May and ripe from late September to October. The harvested fruit is tanned for 1 to 2 days, and the fruit shell can be sanded with a little drying. Remove the seeds before planting, soak in cold water for 3 to 5 days, wipe off the red fake seed skin, and sow. Seeds weigh about 310 grams and germinate at a rate of 60 to 80 percent. Early spring is on demand in strips. 1 year seedling height of 40 to 50 cm can be □ or move the bed, can also be used pressure bar, insertion and division of breeding methods.

skin contains thick phenol, magnolia alcohol, alkaloid, volatile oil and other ingredients, taste and temperature, is an important Chinese herbal medicine. Generally planted after 10 years can be peeled, but to 20 to 30 years after peeling the best. Buds, flowers and fruits can be drugged. Seeds contain 35% oil and can be extracted to make soap. Light material, fine texture, suitable for drawing board, engraving, lacquer, musical instruments, pencil bars, matchsticks and so on. The tree is elegant, the flowers are big and fragrant, and can be used as a garden to see the trees.