Ginkgo tree, also known as ginkgo tree or maple tree, is a deciduous tree and dioecious in ancient times. The wood is dense and fine, mostly carved and chopping boards. , durable. Ginkgo tree is one of the most precious tree species in the world.
Brief introduction of ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba (scientific name: Ginkgo biloba? L.) It belongs to Ginkgo of Ginkgoaceae. Trees, below 40 meters high and below 4 meters in diameter at breast height; The bark of young trees is shallowly longitudinally split, and the bark of big trees is grayish brown, deeply longitudinally split and rough; The crowns of young and mature trees are conical, while the crowns of old trees are roughly oval. The leaves are fan-shaped, long-stalked, light green, hairless, with many branched parallel veinlets, and the top is 5-8 cm wide.
Ginkgo biloba is a rare tree species left over from Mesozoic era, and it is a specialty of China. There are only wild trees in Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang. They are born in acidic yellow soil with good drainage at an altitude of 500- 1000 meters, and often mix with coniferous and broad-leaved trees such as Cryptomeria fortunei, Torreya grandis and Orchidaceae, and grow vigorously. Gardens in Korea, Japan, Europe and America are cultivated.
Ginkgo biloba is a fast-growing precious timber tree species, with light yellow sapwood, yellowish brown heartwood, fine structure, light and soft weight, elasticity, easy processing, luster and specific gravity of 0.45-0.48. It is an excellent wood, which can be used in architecture, furniture, interior decoration, sculpture, drawing board and so on. Seeds are used for food (easy to be poisoned by eating too much) and medicine.
Leaves can be used as medicine, insecticide and fertilizer. The fleshy seed coat of seeds contains ginkgolic acid, ginkgol and ginkgol, which is toxic. Bark contains tannin. Ginkgo trees are beautiful in shape, with light green leaves in spring and summer and yellow leaves in autumn, which can be used as garden trees and street trees.