What regions are the latest forsythia production areas distributed in?
Forsythia is also known as Huanghua Tiao, Lianke, Qingqiao, Luoqiao, Huangqidan, etc. It is a deciduous shrub of the genus Forsythia in the Oleaceae family, growing in hillside thickets, under forests or in grass, or in sparse forests of valleys and mountain gullies. Its fruit can be used as medicine and has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, dissipating nodules and reducing swelling. Now let us take a look at the production area distribution of forsythia!
Production Area Distribution of Forsythia
Forsythia grows in hillside thickets, under forests or in grass, or in sparse forests of valleys and mountain gullies. Its production areas are distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places. In China, it is cultivated in all regions except South China, and it is also cultivated in Japan.
Production Area Environment of Forsythia
Forsythia likes light and has a certain degree of shade tolerance. It likes warm and humid climates and is also very cold-resistant. It tolerates drought and barren soil but fears waterlogging. It is not particular about soil and can grow normally in neutral, slightly acidic or alkaline soil. It can grow normally in areas with an altitude of 250 m-2200 m, an average temperature of 12.1°C-17.3°C, an absolute maximum temperature of 36°C-39.4°C, and an absolute minimum temperature of -4.8°C-14.5°C, but it grows better under site conditions with sufficient sunlight, deep fertile soil and moisture.
Species Distribution of Forsythia
1. Forsythia likiangensis: Forsythia likiangensis is 1-3 m tall, with gray-brown bark. It is produced in northwestern Yunnan and Muli, Sichuan. It grows in hillside thickets, under forests, or in mixed mountain forests.
2. Forsythia mandschurica: Forsythia mandschurica is native to the area around Fenghuang Mountain in Liaoning Province, China, and is cultivated in all three northeastern provinces. Its flowers are yellow and open before the leaves. Just after the cold winter, the whole tree is golden yellow. If planted in patches, it is even more brilliant and eye-catching. It is one of the excellent early-spring flowering shrubs in Northeast China.
3. Forsythia mira: Forsythia mira is a deciduous or climbing shrub, 1.2-3 m tall. Its branches are cylindrical, brown, hairless, densely covered with raised lenticels. The branchlets are light brown, four-angled, covered with fine pubescence, and hollow between nodes. It is produced in Shanyang, Shaanxi, and grows beside mountain roads.
4. Forsythia ovata: Forsythia ovata is a deciduous shrub of the genus Forsythia in the Oleaceae family, 1-1.5 m tall, with spreading branches. The branchlets are gray-yellow or light yellow-brown, hairless, turning gray or dark gray when old, slightly angled, with plate-like pith. It is native to Korea, and is cultivated in gardens in various parts of Northeast China.