It's Holly Euonymus

This holly tree stands there very old.

If it were not for setting a daily plant study target this year, it would be considered to have noticed its fruit and its tree shape.

And sitting in the warm sun of Dongliu with my friend on that day, I saw the rippling water surface, reflecting the red fruits of holly. I love such moments, and I can see a tree with red fruits when I am with the people I like The temperature of time is fascinating.

Therefore, today it can be regarded as separating it from the evergreen (Mylaria davidii) I remembered from my childhood.

I always thought that the four-year-old evergreen plants used as hedges were called Wannianqing. I didn't expect that if one day you went to investigate it carefully, the name of the family is not Wannianqing, but the big yellow boxwood. And after a closer look, this "Evergreen" with a gesture in my eyes is a holly lance.

The two are not easy to distinguish at a glance, and are good garden plants that are resistant to pruning.

The reason why Holly Euonymus is widely used as garden greening plants is mainly because it is very resistant to a variety of toxic gases, strong smoke and dust suction, and can purify the air, making it an ideal greening tree species in polluted areas.

Therefore, memories have been common around schools and hospitals since childhood. It is a pity that because it is often pruned repeatedly, it is difficult to see its blooming, and it is even harder to see the results, so that when it was a child, it was mistakenly thought that it did not bloom and did not bear fruit.

Despite seeing flowering Euonymus japonicus. But the general shape of the tree is not round or square ... It is difficult to encounter the state of natural growth.

Since Holly Euonymus was first discovered in Japan, it was introduced from Hokkaido to China for cultivation, ornamental or hedgerowing, so it is also known as Hokkaido Boxwood and Japanese Euonymus. In fact, it is cultivated in every province in the north and south of China, and wild people are mostly found in the neighborhood.

Capsule nearly globose, light red; seeds per cell 1, terminal, oval, aril orange, flowering period from June to July, fruit ripening period from 9 to 1 0 months