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Silvery Flowers along Wu Gorge

 

Sailing along Wu Gorge in mid-winter, the tourist will be impressed by the Chinese tallow trees whose ashen branches are strung with snow-white fruit glistening like pearls. This scene is known as "silvery flowers on iron trees".

 

An oil-giver, the Chinese tallow tree is widely useful. It has an oil content of 40 per cent. Its fat is raw material of solid alcohol, paints for metals, and high-quality scented soap and face cream. Stearic acid extracted from this kind of tree is used for manufacturing automobile tires and movie film. The oil cakes serve as fertilizer, the trunks are good enough for furniture and sculptures, and the flowers are a source of honey.

 

The Chinese tallow tree is a hardy species whose branches are unique in shape. It grows green leaves in spring, and has yellow flowers in summer, It bears green-shelled fruit in autumn when its foliage turns crimson. In mid-winter, it is stripped of leaves and the fruit ripens so that the shell falls off to reveal white kernels. These growth characteristics of the tree contribute to the varying landscape along Wu Gorge.

 

 

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