Elm is very common in the north of China, but it is especially rare in the south. Elms are often planted in front of and behind the old houses in the northern countryside. Even some elms are as old as houses, and the trunk of the whole tree is too rough for a person to hold!
Xiaohua's hometown is in the northern countryside. Xiaohua vaguely remembers that there were several big elms in front of almost every household in the countryside! At that time, I ate money in spring and dug bird's nest in trees in summer. Don't mention how happy I was! However, with the development of the times, there are more high-rise buildings, even in rural areas, there are at least two or three floors, which leads to fewer and fewer people planting elms in front of their homes! Even the old elms were cut down, so why did ancient people like to plant elms in the yard? Want to know the answer? Then go and have a look with Xiaohua!
1, sorry
_ Elms grow elm money before they grow leaves. It looks exactly the same as the coin used by ancient people, and it also sounds the same as the name of the coin "Yu Qian". Therefore, planting elm money in the front and back of the house means a happy life and money left! In some places, there is even a saying that "the owner will be rich if the money is planted behind the house." This sentence in that era of not having enough to eat and not wearing warm clothes, who is not moved by it! It is precisely because of this sentence that no one can plant a few trees around his home. Otherwise, everyone else has "a string of copper coins" and you don't, that's bad!
2, can shade the sun
_ Elm It belongs to trees. In summer, it grows quickly and leaves flourish. Planting it in the yard can also provide shade. At this time, it is perfect to put a stone table and bench in front! In winter, all the leaves are gone, and the sun will not be covered at this time, so it seems that the whole yard is sunny!
Step 3: Fill your stomach
_ Everyone should know that elm is edible, but what you don't know is that its leaves, bark and roots are also edible! So in the ancient pre-Qin period, the ability of elm to save the famine was discovered by people! As long as there are famine years, elms will be called "life-saving trees". In Compendium of Materia Medica, there is a record that "in famine years, farmers take skin as powder and eat it without harming others".
The practice of elm and elm money is actually the same _, and both can be steamed and eaten. It is a good idea to make them into green balls or cook porridge! Xiaohua used to hear the old man at home say such a sentence. In the past, when they had no food, they lived on these elms! They don't even dare to peel off the elm bark and eat it, because they are afraid that the elm will die and only dare to pick the leaves from the tree to eat!
The leaves of an elm tree can be eaten by the whole family from spring to autumn! But in winter, they can only starve until the next spring, when the elms grow new leaves! Some people who don't have elms will steal elm leaves from other people's homes, and once they are caught, they will be beaten up by the main family! Only people who have experienced famine know how important elm is! So from now on, people will plant elms behind the front hall regardless of famine, so that in case of natural disasters or something, they can leave a successor!
Now you know why ancient people like to plant elms in the yard! Even if it looks ugly, it is worthwhile to plant a few trees! In fact, elm is easy to plant and the survival rate of cutting is high. If friends who live in the city like it, they can plant elm potted plants! Go out to play and see the elm tree in the future, and cut off its branches! Remember to cut it in the peak season, so the survival rate will be higher!