Cinnamomum camphora has the narrowest branches and leaves, dense shade and majestic tree posture, and is an ideal tree species for building gardens and windbreaks.
Cinnamomum camphora likes warm and humid climate and is a subtropical tree species. In China, it is mainly distributed in the south of the Yangtze River Basin, especially in Taiwan Province Province. Taiwan Province Province has the largest number of camphor trees in the world. It is 500 ~ 1800 meters above sea level, forming a unique camphor tree belt, accounting for two-fifths of the island area. Camphor production accounts for 70% of the world, and its quality ranks first in the world.
China has a long history of cultivating Cinnamomum camphora, and many precious ancient Cinnamomum camphora are still growing. There is a camphor tree in Jintang Valley, Quanzhou, Guangxi, with a height of 30 meters, a DBH of 6.6 meters and a crown of 10 mu, which has a history of more than 2,000 years. There are ancient camphor trees such as "Zhang Tang" and "Zhang Song" all over the country.
Cinnamomum camphora is an important economic tree species in China. Fine wood grain, fragrant, insect repellent, moisture-proof, easy to process. It is widely used in architecture, shipbuilding, furniture, cabinets, sculpture and so on. Camphor tree can extract camphor and camphor oil, which is an important raw material for medicine, chemicals, spices, antisepsis and pesticides. Seeds can extract oil and are good raw materials for making soap. Leaves can be fed to silkworms, and camphor silk is a good raw material for weaving nets. Camphor and camphor oil are traditional export commodities in China, with the quality and output ranking first in the world. Nanmu is the first material in China.
Nanmu is a famous native tree species in China, which is widely distributed in southern China. Because this kind of tree is tall and straight, the trunk is perfect and straight, the texture is straight, the structure is fine, and it is not easy to deform and crack, so it has always been considered as a good building material. In particular, this kind of wood has its family-Lauraceae tradition, which is fragrant and durable. It is often used to make high-end furniture, household appliances, beams and coffins of buildings, and is called "the first material in China". Nanmu was often the first choice for feudal emperors to build palaces and tombs. "Shushan, Afangshan." It is conceivable that how many tall and straight nanmu are used in the traditional buildings in China, which are mainly civil! Especially in the Ming dynasty, nanmu architecture was very fashionable, which made it difficult to find nanmu trees in many forests in the south. In order to satisfy the pursuit of nanmu, the rulers of Qing Dynasty had to tear down old buildings. Among the Ming Tombs, there used to be a nanmu hall in each tomb like Changling, but the halls of the other twelve tombs were demolished after the Qing Dynasty.
Nanmu is not only good in wood, but also magnificent in appearance, beautiful in branches and leaves and evergreen in all seasons. Whether born in the mountains or planted in front of the house, it makes people feel lovely, and it has the effect of wind and fire prevention, which is deeply loved by the people in the producing areas, especially Buddhism and Taoism. In ancient China, it was very popular to plant nannies near temples and temples. As Shi Jun in Tang Dynasty praised in Nanmu Poetry of Guangfu Temple in Tibazhou: "Nanshan Temple in Guo Cheng is deep and graceful trees grow out of Zen forest." Nowadays, there are still nanmu trees in Wuhou Temple in Chengdu and Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, which are old and towering, covering the sky. Especially in Qingcheng Mountain, a Taoist scenic spot, the tall and dense nanmu forest is well protected. In the hot summer, walking on the mountain road shaded by nanmu makes sweaty climbers feel cool and pleasant, and spreads the reputation of "Qingcheng Mountain is quiet in the world" all over the world.