The fruit of osmanthus fragrans, namely osmanthus fragrans, is edible. However, you can't eat it directly. You need to heat the fruit or mix it with other things to eat. Gently peel off the osmanthus fruit and smell a faint fragrance. The fruit of osmanthus fragrans, that is, osmanthus fragrans fruit, matures in April-May, and the mature fruit is blue-purple.
Osmanthus fragrans is the common name of many trees of Oleaceae in China. The representative tree species are evergreen shrubs or small trees of Oleaceae, with thick and hard skin, long oval leaves and pointed ends, which will not wither in winter. In the leaves and intestines of peanuts, the corolla is divided into four parts, and its shape is small. There are many varieties of horticulture, among which Jingui, Yin Gui, Dangui and laurel are the most representative.
Osmanthus tea made from osmanthus fragrans is a specialty tea in China. Soft aroma, delicious taste, deeply loved by the public. Osmanthus fragrans is widely used in garden construction.
Fruit characteristics of osmanthus fragrans
It is normal for osmanthus trees to blossom and bear fruit. As long as the trees are mature and the surrounding water, fertilizer, temperature, soil and atmosphere are suitable, osmanthus trees, like other trees, can blossom and bear fruit every year. Osmanthus fragrans usually blooms from September to 65438+ 10 every year. Osmanthus fragrans is very common in the south, and people usually sow fruits on osmanthus trees. However, it is located in the northern edge of the natural distribution area of osmanthus fragrans, and the temperature is relatively low, resulting in relatively few phenomena.
When the peel gradually changes from green to purple-blue, the fruit of osmanthus fragrans can be sown and harvested. After harvesting, water is sprayed for composting, pulp is removed, seeds are dried in the shade, and mixed with sand for storage. Osmanthus fragrans seeds have the function of post-ripening, and should be stored in sand for at least half a year to June 65438+ 10 of that year for autumn sowing or spring sowing of the following year.