Silk cotton is a temperate tree species, which is light-loving, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, slightly shade-resistant, and water-resistant and wet-resistant; It is a deep-rooted plant with strong roots and slow growth. It has strong adaptability, is not strict with soil, can adapt to neutral soil and slightly acidic soil, and is most suitable for planting in fertile and moist soil.

Silk cotton wood is also known as: Bai Du, Ming Kai Ye He, White Soap Tree, Euonymus martens, Euonymus North China, Euonymus Peach Leaf and Albizia Albizia. Small trees, up to 6 meters high. The leaves are oval, ovoid or narrow oval, 4-8 cm long and 2-5 cm wide, with a long tapering tip, a broad wedge-shaped or nearly round base, a finely serrated edge, and sometimes extremely deep and sharp; Petiole is usually slender, often 1/4- 1/3 of leaf, but sometimes shorter. Cymes 3-flowered, peduncle slightly flat, length 1-2 cm; Flowers 4 in number, pale white green or yellowish green, about 8 mm in diameter; Pedicel 2.5-4 mm long; Stamens and anthers are purplish red, filaments are slender and long 1-2 mm. The capsule is round-centered, 4-lobed, 6-8 mm long and 9- 10 mm in diameter, and its skin is pink when it matures; The seeds are oval, 5-6 mm long and about 4 mm in diameter. The seed coat is brownish yellow, and the aril is orange red, which covers all the seeds. When it matures, there is often a small mouth at the top. The flowering period is May-June, and the fruiting period is September.