Nursery cultivation mainly using seeding reproduction, can also be used tillers, cuttings method of reproduction. Seeds should be sown as they are picked and sown, the weight of a thousand grains 7.7 grams, germination rate of 65% to 85%. Cuttings propagation survival rate is high, up to 85% or so, cuttings grow fast. The management is rough.
Source Elm Ulmus pumila L., family Elmaceae, is used as medicine for its fruit (elm money), bark, leaves and roots. Elm money, spring before the leaves, pick the immature fins, remove impurities and dry in the sun. Bark, peel off the bark and dry it in the sun, or peel off the bark in summer and fall, remove the rough skin and dry it in the sun or use it fresh. Leaves, picked in summer and fall, dried or fresh. Root bark harvested in the fall.
Functions
Elm: tranquilizing the mind and strengthening the spleen. Used for neurasthenia, insomnia, loss of appetite, leucorrhea.
Bark and leaves: tranquilizing the mind and facilitating urination. Used for neurasthenia, insomnia, weakness and swelling. Inner bark: used externally to treat bone fracture, bleeding from trauma.
Use and dosage of elm: 1 to 3 money; skin, leaves 3 to 5 money. Elderbones within the skin wine dressing on the affected area, stop bleeding with the inner skin powder sprinkled on the affected area.
Remarks (1) with the following plants, in different regions are for medicinal purposes. Ulmus parvifolia Jacq. (Mosquito Hammer Tree, Chicken Tumor, Little Leaf Elm, Autumn Elm); Red Hammerwood (Hairy White Elm, Cotton Hammer Tree) Ulmus pumila L. var. pilosa Rehd.; Dian Elm (Evergreen Elm, Lanceleaf Elm) Ulmus lanceaefolia Roxb.
Excerpts from the National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Pests and diseases Pests and diseases mainly include elm violet blossom bug, elm asparagus moth, elm poisonous moth, and black velvet tortoise.
Greening use of elm is a good street tree, shade trees, factory greening, the creation of protective forests and the four sides of the green tree species, only more pests and diseases. Wood straight, for housing, furniture, farm equipment, etc.; fruit, bark and leaves into medicine, can tranquilize the mind, treatment of neurasthenia, insomnia; young fruit and young leaves for food or fodder; bark can be used as a fly rope; is also resistant to toxic gases (carbon dioxide and chlorine) stronger species. The plant body contains beta-solid Zizol, phytol, soy Zizol and many other Zizol class and tannin, gum, fat oil. Sowing propagation, ripe fruits are sown as they are picked.
Characteristics and history of elm, known as "elm lumps", said it is not open, difficult to solve the difficult to cut said. In fact, with the eyes of the present, the old elm is more like a good understanding of the "market" veterans, whether it is the King's Hall, or the people's backyard, have seen its dashing standing figure, bold and bright laughter, embellished with decorative talent. Elegant **** appreciation of the old elm, with its own tough character, heavy character, through the rationale of the bosom, occupying a huge share of the market, won the unanimous praise and appreciation of the crowd!
Elm, Elm, Elmaceae, Elm, produced in the temperate zone, deciduous trees, tall trees, all over the north, especially in the Yellow River basin, can be seen everywhere. Elm wood is tough, clear texture through, moderate hardness and strength, general carved relief can adapt to, smooth planing surface, string surface pattern is beautiful, there is a "chicken wing wood" pattern, can be used for furniture, decoration, etc., elm by drying, shaping, carving and grinding lacquer can be made of exquisite lacquer crafts. In the northern furniture market can be seen everywhere.
Elm and beech produced in the south of the "northern elm south beech" said. And the width of the material is wide, the texture of the texture of the temperature is excellent; deformation rate is small, carving decoration is mainly rugged. Is the wood of the great man, the great man.
Yellow elm and purple elm points. Yellow elm is common, the wood is yellowish when the new cut, with the age of the color gradually deepen; and purple elm born black purple, heavy color similar to the color of the old mahogany. Therefore, the northern furniture to elm for the largest, there are wax do, there are also lacquer do. Elm and other materials *** raw, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other ancient furniture provinces can be seen at any time the traces of elm furniture. Elm furniture production age span is also large, from the early Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty never stopped production, its evolution process, regional characteristics are very clear. Early elm furniture to worship furniture, such as tables for the case, the shape of the ancient, more furnished in temples, family shrines, and so on, and thus can be preserved to this day. There is a carved elm wood basin, no paint, no decoration, after a long time touch and air oxidation, the plasma oil bright eye-catching, wood grain old and robust. Hundred years of relics, intact, touching the heart as crisp. As if caressing the face of the vicissitudes of time.
Now there is a saying in the market, white wood can also be collected, refers to the Ming Dynasty elm and the Qing Dynasty nanmu. But because of the beautiful natural grain of elm, hard texture, straight and rough and bold texture, coupled with the rustic and natural color and rhyme unique to elm, all in line with the ancient people respected the idea of being a man. Therefore, from ancient times to the present, elm wood is doubly popular, is up to the dignitaries, literati, down to the people to make furniture of choice.
In terms of its history, from the time of furniture, there will be elm furniture. Elm furniture represents not only a tradition, but also a culture, a taste, a style. Therefore, elm furniture is gradually more and more people collect and enjoy. Therefore, in the collection of elm wood furniture, must start from the process, carving both delicate, but also smooth lines; both to see whether the character is complete and beautiful, but also to see whether the workmanship is fine and perfect, such as the production of table utensils are generally more fine, its value is even higher than a large piece of furniture. Collectors to see if it can keep its value, mainly the following considerations, one is the beauty of the form, the shape of the furniture, no matter complex, simple, it is necessary to see whether it is durable. Second, the material is excellent, the original wood material can be preserved for a long time, so that the more you use the more warm. Third, exquisite workmanship, elegant and generous, elegant and elegant, good aesthetic intentions. Of course, to get a number of good carving, the integrity of the classical elm furniture, is also rare. Even so, if you can have one or two pieces of elm wood furniture, also enough to decorate the room, the light.