Original Folklore in Dangfengshan has been circulating that "the mute has spoken for many years, and the thousand-year-old iron tree has bloomed." This means that it is difficult for the iron tree to bloom and is rarely seen, so it is deliberately said that it will bloom after a

Original Dangfengshan

There has been a popular saying among the people that "the mute has spoken for many years, and the thousand-year-old iron tree has bloomed." This means that it is difficult for the iron tree to bloom and is rarely seen, so it is deliberately said that it will bloom after a thousand years. Recently, in the courtyard of Suzhou Zhongyin Crowne Plaza Hotel , I saw more than 10 iron trees in bloom. Although the blooms of iron tree are not as bright as other flowers, they are amazing and equally attractive to watch.

There are many tall iron trees in Zhongyin Crown Courtyard, all of which are more than 1 to 2 meters high. The new leaves of the iron trees are gathered at the top of the stems and spread out around the flowers, like a peacock spreading its tail. The flowers of the iron tree grow on the top of the stem, and the flowers are stacked up layer by layer around the stigma, like a huge corn cob , or a small and exquisite pyramid. Recently, I saw more than 10 iron trees blooming. They are all male flowers, about 60 to 70 centimeters high and 10 to 15 centimeters in diameter. They have a long flowering period. In fact, the flowering of iron trees is not as evil as folklore says. These iron trees are only a few decades old. As long as they have sufficient nutrition and suitable conditions, they can bloom every year.

I remember that more than 30 years ago, when I was working in Liaoyang City, I wrote an article about "Male and Male Iron Tree Flowers Blooming Together", which was published in "Liaoyang Daily ". I remember that the male flowers are like ears of corn, and the female flowers are like cauliflowers. However, the more than 10 flowering iron trees I saw this time should all be male flowers. I don’t know why the female trees did not bloom.

About the author:

Dang Fengshan, male, was born on June 14, 1941, in Tumen City, Jilin Province. He returned to his hometown of Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province in 1945, and started working in 1956. He worked in the First Construction Company of Liaoyang City, He serves in the Liaoyang Municipal Construction Committee, Liaoyang Urban Construction Bureau, and Liaoyang Landscape Management Office. I have been fond of literature since I was a child. I have published articles in "Liaoyang Daily", "Anshan Daily", " Liaoning Daily ", "Construction News", " Hohhot Evening News ", " Northern News ", " Inner Mongolia Morning News " and " Inner Mongolia Daily ". "Published articles in newspapers and magazines; edited and published books such as "Children's Couplet Stories", "New Looks of the Ancient City", "Qingcheng Collection", "Glass Mirror" and other books.