American phoenix tree, that is, "China phoenix tree", is an American phoenix tree of Sterculiaceae. Its English name is Phoenix Tree, which is also a deciduous tree with a height of15m. . The trunk is straight and the bark is green and smooth.

Originally from China, it is cultivated in all provinces in the north and south, and it is also a common street tree and landscaping ornamental tree. The French phoenix tree we are talking about is actually a kind of phoenix tree, but it is mistaken for phoenix tree because its leaves are like phoenix tree.

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Plant meaning

First, high moral character.

In ancient poetry, the phoenix tree symbolizes noble and beautiful character. For example, "Feng Huangming is gone, and he is in a high position. Wutong was born in Chaoyang (The Book of Songs Daya Juana). " Here, the poet sings with the phoenix, and the song flies over the hills; The phoenix tree grows wildly, covered with brilliant sunrise, symbolizing noble and beautiful character. In ancient times, there was a saying that "planting tung attracts phoenix".

Second, loyal love.

In ancient times, it was said that the phoenix tree was a male tree, and the phoenix tree was a female tree. The phoenix tree was born and died, and the branches were tall and straight, and the roots were deep, which became a symbol of loyal love in the poet's works.

Third, loneliness and sadness.

The wind blows the leaves, and the rain is like a phoenix tree, which is a sad scene. The phoenix tree has become a lonely and sad image in the works of literati. Such as "lonely west wing, bright moon like a hook." The lonely phoenix tree locks the deep courtyard in the clear autumn (Li Yu's "Hui Huan"), vividly writing the lonely phase of the monarch who died in the lonely deep courtyard.

Fourth, parting feelings

Among the poems of Tang and Song Dynasties, Wu Tong's feelings of parting and the images and meanings of blaming others are the most. For example, in Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow, "Peach and plum blossom, the spring breeze blows, the autumn rain falls, and the willow blossoms bloom", the poet compares the past grand occasion with the present desolation, and depicts the desolate scene after Tang Gaozong lost Yang Guifei because of the Anshi Rebellion.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Indus