After the ancient pine and cypress trees were cut down, the tree heads not only did not rot, but also germinated and grew, but they never germinated since the end of the Song Dynasty.
Legend has it that in the early Song Dynasty, when Emperor Zhao of Song fled to Phoenix Mountain, he was exhausted and could not move. Suddenly, he saw the shield head of a pine tree on the roadside, which was smooth and flat, and sat on it to rest. When he wanted to stand up after a short rest, the dragon robe was tightly stained with pine oil from the tree head. In a rage, Emperor Song scolded: "The pine and cypress trees are really shameless and hateful! The cut head is actually hurting me and punishing you for cutting off the seeds and roots. " The mountain god was very anxious to hear that the Song Emperor would punish the pine and cypress trees for cutting off their seeds. He soon became a white-haired old farmer, walked up to the Song Emperor and kowtowed and said, "Long live the grandfather, it is his nature to cut down the back of pine and cypress trees to get oil, and he didn't mean to stick to people." This pine and cypress tree is very useful! It can not only shade barren hills, but also be used as poles, sawn into boards to build buildings and scaffolding, and rosin oil can be used as various raw materials. It is the pillar of the country. Please forgive me. "
After hearing this, Emperor Song looked at the lush pine trees all over the mountain, regretting that he had gone too far just now, so he said to the pine and cypress, "Give you the seeds sown by air, and the seeds will become forests!" " "
Since then, after being cut down, pines and cypresses no longer germinate and grow, but blossom into buds and spread with the wind. As soon as the seeds fall to the ground, they germinate and grow vigorously in the shade.