Today (19 november)
Published in people's daily
"the old silver apricot"
Watching the ancient silver almond tree of the temple of dinjien, sunshine
Old silver apricot
A little stamp. What's the story between them
In august this year, an ancient silver almond tree was particularly visible on a special postage stamp issued by the chinese postal service, " the name of the ancient tree " 。
What is the charm of this silver almond tree
It is clear that the western route from the town of zhuang county, which is about 8 km west, is not only a country-class 4a tourist attraction, but also a historical museum。
Through the gates of the mountain, they walk into the temple of the forest, and a giant tree is shown in the curtain - the tree is 26. 7 metres tall and the average crown is 34 metres。
And this silver almond tree is laid beneath it, and leaves a great deal of ancient poetry. Time flows, and the words on the monuments are scarcely visible, recording the long years of the ancient tree and its historical journey。
And this ancient tree is a witness to cultural heritage. There is a small two-storey building in the temple of dilling, which has a stymied and tyrannical style, with the word “school hall” inscribed on its forehead. Liu has spent many years trying to write a full-scale literary theory entitled " the dragon of the heart " , which has affected literary creation and research for the rest of the world。
How to protect the old silver almond tree? An ancient tree protection system is being built in the district through additional research, the construction of a card and the registration of a card. Lee is one of the ancient tree keepers。
“a tree is protected with due diligence and dedication.” li jianxian, 61, has been working in horticulture for more than 40 years. Since he arrived at the temple in 2014, he has lived with this ancient silver almond tree. Watering, pest control, artificial fruit fertilization... Day-to-day work is very important. The ostrich is one of the common pests, which can lead to yellow leaves and tree decline when the pest is severe. In late may, late july and late august, li jianxian regularly sprays antiquated water to prevent pests。
In order to make the guardian's work more precise, li jianxian has been working on the great tree journal since 2014。
“the bud of 26 march, the flower of 10 april, the fruit of 10 september, and around 25 october ...” in lee's notebook, not only are the objects changed, but there are traces of every “breath” in the ancient tree. He wrote down the temperature, humidity, foliage state, fruit load and even the day when anomalies were discovered and how they were disposed of. These detailed records serve as a first-hand basis for experts to study the tree and develop conservation programmes。
In recent years, as more and more silver almond trees have been planted around them, this silver almond tree has gained greater pollination opportunities, resulting in a marked increase over a decade ago. At the beginning of june each year, when silver almonds are of the size of peas, li and his colleagues begin to defoliate and avoid excessive nutritional consumption, affecting the healthy growth of the almond trees。
“the ancient tree does not speak, but its changes are recorded here.” li caressed the “big tree diary” at the beginning. And with pens and inks to accompany the ancient tree through the spring, summer and autumn winter, and under his watch, the old silver almond tree is still thick and vibrant。
Today, this silver almond tree has become one of the cultural business cards of the county. "i'm glad that so many people have come so far to see it." lee jianji, “i am with the ancient tree day, and happiness is upon my head.”
Silver, almond
Silver almonds are also called white fruit trees, suco trees, silver almonds, tall wood, trees up to 40 metres tall. The leaves are sector-shaped, long-stamped, light green, and yellow in autumn leaves. They are extremely attractive tree species that can be planted as walk trees, shade trees, landscape trees and economic trees。
Silver almonds first appeared in the charland of 345 million years ago. About half a million years ago, silver almonds were extinct elsewhere, only in china. It is now the rare tree species left behind by the chinese generation and is unique to china, where all the existing almonds come from。
Silver almonds, cold, deep, intolerant, wet and well drained deep sandy soils are the most suitable for neutral or micro acid soil。
