However, banyan is the main tree species of street trees in Zhuhai. Like Platanus acerifolia, Sophora japonica and Toona sinensis in the north, banyan is the most common on both sides of the road. However, banyan has one feature that other tree species do not have. Under the branches of the banyan tree, countless roots hang down, dense and swaying, like a fisherman's girl's fishing net drying by the sea, and a long beard is floating on Master Guan's chest.
Because this tree is full of vitality, lush and full of vitality. Think of it as walking posture of a woman in the Tang Dynasty, or the tassel on a girl's skirt, or the bangs on a woman's forehead, but these metaphors are too gentle and charming. In fact, these roots are full of vitality and flowing hope, which adds a unique style to these trees and makes us from the north feel different about them.
This root is called qi root. As we all know, trees are usually composed of roots, branches, leaves, flowers and so on. And the division of labor is usually very clear. Roots are responsible for absorbing water and nutrients in the land, branches are responsible for transportation and conduction, and leaves are responsible for respiration, photosynthesis and the mediation of nutrition and water. And this air root is different from the root in the general sense. It is called aerial root because it not only has the respiratory function of leaves, but also has the absorption function of roots, and can also perform partial photosynthesis to absorb water from the air. Even so, they are still content with humble status, without the luxuriance of branches, showing off flowers and leaves, keeping a low profile without publicity, hanging humbly in the lower part of branches, and not competing with anyone for style. It is bright water red or dark reddish brown. Compared with the thick roots, it seems too slender and weak, swaying in the wind and seemingly helpless.
And this Qian Qian's absolute spirit has never belittled himself because of his humbleness, nor has he given up his struggle with fate. For example, students who have just left campus, such as those young people who are full of vigor and vitality, such as Qian Qian's entrepreneurial army. They never give up their growth and experience, and while providing beneficial help to their bodies, they never relax their efforts and enrichment for a moment, leading a humble life that is different from others.
When people appreciate its swaying posture, it is trying to find opportunities to break through itself. It is trying to stretch itself and become strong. It may grow downward with the help of the trunk, or it may become thick and rootlike. I don't know how long it will take to reach the ground and plunge into the soil to draw strength. At this moment, its fate will be fundamentally changed. From the moment it plunged into the land, it changed from an air root to a trunk, and it grew with the trunk. Because of this, the ancient banyan trees we see have become particularly elegant and full of vitality. Just like a big family full of children and grandchildren, it will multiply to an extremely vast area, and even the banyan trees on an island come from the original one.
Perhaps, it has no chance to rely on others and can only grow tenaciously on its own. It watched its companions wither and fall off, but it was not discouraged or sad. On the contrary, it increased their courage and hope and continued to grow tenaciously to the earth. Until one day, it plunged into the soil and grew into a relatively independent trunk, standing with the trunk of the mother tree. The trunk of the mother tree quietly watched its offspring grow up, telling all the roots with its silence that only through their own efforts can they achieve the appearance of a tree and enjoy the elegance of the dew of the sun and the moon.