Guazaoshu (scientific name: Hovenia dulcis) is a plant belonging to Hovenia of Rhamnaceae, also known as Hovenia dulcis, which includes Hovenia dulcis, Hovenia dulcis, honeydew melon, wood coral, chicken feet, chicken feet, papaya, golden hook, pear dates, gourd, chicken feet plum, stinky fruit and so on. And orange. Jujube is a small deciduous tree, and its height is over10m. Its trunk is grayish brown, with irregular longitudinal cracks, red-brown branchlets, hairy twigs, alternate leaves, oval leaves, 5-7cm long, 4-65, 438+065, 438+0 cm wide, tapering at the apex, round at the base, with irregular shallow obtuse serrations at the edges and no at both sides. Berry drupe, nearly spherical, 6- 10mm in diameter, brown hairless, fleshy, plump and twisted, reddish brown, hairless, sweet and edible, with oblate seeds, 3 seeds per fruit, dark brown luster, blooming in June, and maturing in June 10, like a winding stick, like a bird's. I suspect that melon dates were originally called "melon claws". People who haven't eaten frown when they see it, just like facing a wrinkled old woman. However, when you put it in your mouth and chew it carefully, it feels mellow and sweet, and tastes a bit like raisins. In autumn, raw and picked dates should be shot in the fire to make them soft and sticky and taste sweet. In early winter, ripe dates naturally fall to the ground.