The fruit of Chimonanthus praecox is olive-shaped, hairy as peach, green before maturity, and gradually turns grayish brown after maturity. The fruit of Chimonanthus praecox is neither plums nor plums, so it can't be eaten or used for making wine. Not only that, the seeds in the fruit are called croton, which is poisonous and can be used as a laxative.
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Chimonanthus praecox is wild in Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces; It is cultivated in Guangxi, Guangdong and other provinces. Born in the mountains. Japan, Korea, Europe and the United States have introduced and cultivated. The type specimens of this species were collected from China.
The wintersweet period is 1 1 month to March of the following year, and the fruiting period is 4-1/month. Peanuts are fragrant in the axils of the second year branches, with a diameter of 2-4 cm. Colorful and fragrant, it blooms in winter and lasts for 3 months. It is often used for garden layout, cluster or slice planting, or as bonsai material and indoor flower arrangement.
Liuzhou Evening News-The fruit of Chimonanthus praecox is not "plum" and cannot be eaten at will.
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