2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The mysterious name of the deciduous tree is very easy to decipher and becomes clear and memorable. Its pyramidal spreading crown, openwork green leaves that change their color in autumn to bright and catchy, and thorny hedgehogs-seeds are very decorative, and therefore popular for landscaping settlements
Rod Liquidambar
Rod Liquidambar (Liquidambar) combines several types of deciduous trees that grow to impressive sizes.
Those who know English can easily decompose the genus name into two words: "Liquid", which means"
liquid", And" ambar ", which may not seem familiar to everyone at first sight. Lovers of fragrant perfumery may be familiar with the word “
ambergris , Which is the second part of the word in a slightly modified form.
Ambergris is a wax-like substance that has the ability to fix odors, turning them into persistent fragrances that are not easy to get rid of. Sometimes a woman will pass you by, generously watered with perfume, whose trace is not visible in a couple of minutes, but the smell of her perfume lingers in the air for a long time.
Interestingly, ambergris was harvested from the intestines of sperm whales - the rulers of the ocean. Moreover, this wax-like substance was found only in males. By the end of the 20th century, hunting for sperm whales was banned in order to preserve the rapidly disappearing marine miracle. Therefore, now ambergris is used, which is sometimes carried by the waves of the seas to land.
Why is the word “amber” in the name of a tree that has nothing to do with sperm whales? The fact is that the tree gives off a resin, the smell of which is similar to the smell of ambergris, and therefore this resin is called "liquid ambergris". Here we are with you and got to the bottom of the truth.
Varieties
* Liquidambar resinous (Liquidambar styracyflua) or
Amber tree is the most popular cultivated species. The beautiful pyramidal crown is formed by branches with shiny leaves, the shape of which to some resembles the shape of maple leaves. But on closer inspection, the leaves are not all that alike. The photo below shows from left to right:
1) leaves of the Ambergris tree and its prickly fruit;
2) the leaves of the Ambergris tree in the fall and the seed fruits, which keep on the branches of the tree for a long time;
3) leaves of Ash-leaved Maple (or American Maple) and its winged fruits;
4) Leaves of the Silver Maple.
People liked the amber tree for its decorative crown, the autumn leaves of which turn bright pink, giving joy to people during the period of sad wilting of nature. Its spiky spherical infructescence adorn the tree in winter, remaining for a long time on branches covered with cork growths.
The "liquid ambergris" secreted by the tree has been used in medicine and perfumery.
* Formosan liquidambar (Liquidambar formosana) is a representative of the warm temperate territories of Asia. Its leaves with a serrated edge, in contrast to the five and seven-lobed leaves of the Ambergris tree, are three-lobed, and have pubescence on the underside of the leaf. For medicinal purposes, the roots, bark, leaves and resin of the tree are used. The bark of the tree is brewed like tea.
* Eastern liquidambar (Liquidambar orientalis) is a slow growing tree, one of the symbols of Turkey. If the bark is injured, an aromatic balm called "styrax" is released, which has healing and perfumery properties.
Growing
Liquidambar a very unpretentious tree that tolerates heat and cold; polluted air of modern cities; infertile water-tight soils.
Calcareous soils, drought are not desirable for them. With a prolonged period of drought, even adult plants are watered.
To maintain the appearance, damaged, dry or disturbing decorative branches are removed.
The trees are quite resistant to diseases and pests.
Reproduction
You can grow a tree from
seed, if you have the patience to wait 2 years for it to sprout.
Easier to propagate
layeringdigging in long branches. But this process is also lengthy.
The easiest way is to purchase a ready-made
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