Terminology
Deciduous (落叶植物)
Evergreen (常绿植物)
Spermatophyte (种子植物)
- Gymnospermae (裸子植物)
- Flowering plant (被子植物)
Aerial root
Hedge (树篱)
A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties.
Topiary
Topiary is the horticultural practice of training perennial plants by clipping the foliage and twigs of trees, shrubs and subshrubs to develop and maintain clearly defined shapes, whether geometric or fanciful.
Rosewood (红木)
Willows (柳)
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus Salix, are around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
Populus (杨)
Populus is a genus of 25–30 species of deciduous flowering plants in the family Salicaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere.
The leaves are spirally arranged, and vary in shape from triangular to circular or (rarely) lobed, and with a long petiole
Its flexibility and close grain make it suitable for a number of applications, similar to those of willow. The Greeks and Etruscans made shields of poplar, and Pliny the Elder also recommended poplar for this purpose.
柏树
Platycladus is a monotypic genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, also known as Chinese thuja, Oriental arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae, biota or Oriental thuja. It is native to northeastern parts of East Asia and North Asia, but is also now naturalised as an introduced species in other regions of the Asian continent.
枣树
Jujube, red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube
樟树
Cinnamomum camphora is a species of evergreen tree that is commonly known under the names camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel.
槐树
梧桐
- 落叶乔木
榕树
Platanus (悬铃木属)
海棠
西府海棠
Buxus (黄杨属)
- Box plants are commonly grown as hedges and for topiary.
- Owing to its fine grain it is a good wood for fine wood carving, although this is limited by the small sizes available.
- Owing to the relatively high density of the wood, boxwood is often used for chess pieces
- Due to its high density, resistance to chipping, and relatively low cost, boxwood has been used to make parts for various stringed instruments since antiquity. It is mostly used to make tailpieces, chin rests and tuning pegs, but may be used for a variety of other parts as well. Other woods used for this purpose are rosewood and ebony.
斑竹
湘妃竹、Spotted bamboo
The stems of the spotted bamboos are esteemed and cost-effective for making the handles of Chinese brushes, used for calligraphy and painting.