Purple acacia flower is is actually scented acacia, also known as rich tree, is a variant of acacia.

Scientifically, the purple acacia flower is the flowers and flower buds of the legume acacia. Acacia deciduous tree, often planted in the house, roadside, commonly cultivated throughout the country. It usually blooms in the spring of each year, and the flowering period is usually about 10-15 days.

Scented acacia barren, adaptability strong growth, can be used for mountain forest greening, usually planted on both sides of the road as a street tree, as a beautification of the city of a tree, the main value lies in the ornamental. And fragrant acacia aroma, have refreshing, eliminate fatigue, promote the role of nervous exuberance and so on.

But this purple acacia flowers, although good-looking, but the food value is not great, usually best not to eat. Especially in the growth of industrial areas of fragrant acacia, it will adsorb the harmful particles in the air.

Main value

1, ornamental

Because of the natural growth of the acacia tree crown open, the tree shape is beautiful, do not need to prune. Flowering acacia grows rapidly, flowering early, generally loaded with the second year of flowering, cultivation value is two seasons a year blooming.

The most ornamental value of scented acacia is the red flowers and fruits, can bloom at the same time 200-500 red flowers, beautiful. Cultivation value is 1 year two seasons bloom, can be said to be "early fall garden to appreciate the beauty of the fragrant acacia bloom a different red". Cold-resistant and drought-resistant, adaptable, suitable for both north and south.

2, economic

Scented acacia is adaptable, regardless of the north and south, east and west, or mountainous plains, can be planted. It is the main species of fast-growing timber forests, economic forests, charcoal forests, soil and water conservation forests, windbreaks and sand forests, landscape forests and fodder forests. It can be used for the greening of river banks, small watershed management and the greening of barren slopes and plains. Utilizing the fast-growing and regenerative nature of fragrant acacia, it can achieve the afforestation effect of "one hundred acacias per mu, three years is a slope".