Sycamore tree, also known as French sycamore tree, is scientifically known as Platanus acerifolia. Deciduous trees, up to 35 meters high; Branches spread out and the crown is wide; Bark is grayish green, irregular flake, pink green, and smooth after flake peeling. Leaf blade triangular, 9-15cm long, 9-17cm wide, 3-5 palmately divided, with irregular sharp teeth and wavy teeth at the edge, truncated or nearly heart-shaped at the base, stellate hairs when tender, and nearly hairless at the back. Spherical inflorescences are 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, usually two in a string, with hanging bells; The flower is about 4 mm long; Sepals 4; Petals 4; Male flower; Male flowers have 4-8 stamens; The female flower has six independent carpels. Flowering in May, fruit ripening in September -65438+ 10.

The tree has a tall trunk, lush foliage, rapid growth, easy survival and pruning resistance, so it is widely planted as a street greening tree species and a fast-growing timber tree species. It has strong resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine.

The story of buttonwood and phoenix

Because the phoenix tree is tall and straight, it is the crown of the tree. It has been valued since ancient times. It is often associated with the phoenix. Phoenix is the king of birds. Phoenix is most willing to inhabit the phoenix tree, which shows how noble the phoenix tree is. For example, in the Book of Songs in China, there is a record about the phoenix tree. In the elegant "volume" of the Book of Songs, there is a poem that reads:

"Feng Huangming yi, in Gorkon. The phoenix tree was born in the morning. Serving (with the word "grass") is gentle and sincere. 》

This poem is about the lush growth of phoenix trees, which causes the phoenix to crow. Fengfeng (prefixed by grass, the sound of collapse) is flourishing, which is the wealth of phoenix tree; Yong Yong Bo, it's the voice of Feng Ming.

In Zhuangzi's Autumn Water, I also talked about the phoenix tree. When talking about Keiko, Zhuangzi said: "There are birds in the south, and there are thousands of chicks (beside the right birds). What do you know about them? Husband than (right bird) chicks, originated in, flying in the North Sea, not just phoenix tree, ... "

In this article, the phoenix is also associated with the phoenix, and the "ten thousand chicks (beside the right bird)" here is a kind of phoenix. He said that the phoenix flew from the South China Sea to the North Sea, and only the phoenix tree fell. It can be seen that the phoenix tree is noble.

In the thirty-seventh chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is such a description: "The phoenix flies thousands of miles away and does not live on the road; Master is on the side, not the Lord. "

Because the ancients often associated the phoenix with the phoenix, people now often say, "If you plant a plane tree, you will have your own phoenix." . Therefore, in the past, in a well-off family, phoenix trees were often planted in the yard, not only because of its imposing manner, but also because it was a symbol of good luck.