What are the uses of cherry trees? An introduction to their latest uses
Cherry blossom is the collective name for several plants of the genus Cerasus in the family Rosaceae. According to documentary evidence, they were already cultivated in Chinese imperial gardens more than two thousand years ago during the Qin and Han dynasties, and during the Tang dynasty they commonly appeared in private courtyards. At that time, when all nations came to pay tribute, Japanese visitors brought cherry blossoms back to Japan, where they have a history of more than 1000 years. Now let us take a look at what uses cherry trees have!
Landscape value
Cherry blossoms are bright and vivid in color, with luxuriant and vigorous branches and leaves, and are an important flowering tree species for early spring, often used for garden viewing. They can be planted in groups, and can also be planted on hillsides, in courtyards, along roadsides, and in front of buildings. At the peak of bloom, the flowers are abundant and gorgeous, filling the trees with a luxuriant display, like clouds and rosy clouds, extremely spectacular. They can be planted in large areas to create a “sea of flowers” landscape, or in groups of three or five to dot green spaces and form brocade-like clusters, or planted alone to create the painterly effect of “a single touch of red among ten thousand greens”. Cherry blossoms can also be used as street trees along paths, as hedges, or made into bonsai.
Medicinal value
Cherry bark and wood contain gentisic acid 5-glucoside and 5-rhamnose glucoside, and cherry glycoside; the wood contains d-catechin; the stems and leaves contain quercetin 3-galactoside; the tender leaves contain coumarin, trans-o-hydroxycinnamic acid glucoside, and cyanogenic glycosides; the seed kernels contain 32% fatty oil, mainly a-eleostearic acid and sitosterol, used for symptoms such as cough and fever.
Skincare effects
Cherry blossom has a very good effect of shrinking pores and balancing oil, and is rich in natural vitamins A, B, and E. Cherry leaf flavonoids also have the medicinal effects of beautifying the face, strengthening mucous membranes, and promoting sugar metabolism, making it a flower of youth that can be used to keep skin young. Cherry blossom has the effect of tenderizing skin and brightening skin tone, and is one of the important raw materials for skincare products, usually requiring extraction and refining. Experts once used three-high fresh extraction technology to refine cherry blossom into cherry blossom tender oil, and the extract contains a component called cherry blossom enzyme that is often used to remove acne.