The fruit of the osmanthus tree, known as osmanthus fruit, osmanthus fruit can be eaten.

Osmanthus fruit can be eaten, but can not be eaten directly, you need to high temperature treatment of the fruit or mixed with other things to eat together, will gently peeled open the fruit of the osmanthus, but also smelled a slight fragrance, osmanthus fruit also has a great role, is very important as a drug, have moistened the lungs and the efficacy of the pain, the medicine can be used to dissolve phlegm and produce fluids.

Osmanthus trees generally blossom in September-October each year, the next year in March-April fruit maturity, osmanthus fruit for the oval-shaped drupe, 12-18 millimeters long, about 6 millimeters across the diameter, the young fruit is green, the kernel of the fruit is slender, shaped like a pendant bell. Osmanthus fruit ripening, the outer skin from green to purple-black, and fall off the tree.

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Note on the osmanthus tree:

1, summer osmanthus tree shall be watered in the morning and evening, winter is watered before and after noon, so that the water temperature is close to the temperature of the soil, so that it is not cold and hot, and pay attention to the water must not be stagnant.

2, laurel tree in the fertilizer before the soil should be a little dry, and it is advisable to loosen the soil first, so that the absorption of fertilizer.

3, osmanthus tree is more light-loving. Therefore, it should be placed in a sunny place to receive sufficient light. But in the summer to appropriate shade, avoid strong sun exposure. Before the flower to see more light, conducive to the differentiation of flower buds.

4, because the osmanthus tree is not suitable for growth in low temperature environment, so in the north winter must pay attention to keep warm. Before the winter watered once anti-freezing water, and then wrapped the trunk with newspaper.

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