Recently, successive heavy snowfalls have added a silvery white color to the National Arboretum. In the Reclining Buddha Temple in the park, two early-flowering wax plums are also quietly blooming at this time, and the golden flowers are blooming proudly against the red wall and the tile, which is more and more moist and full. In the release pond next to it, hundreds of red fish are swimming, adding beautiful colors and vitality to the cold winter days.
Two early-flowering wax plums bloom quietly in the National Botanical Garden. Courtesy of the National Arboretum.
In the National Botanical Garden, the wax plum blossom in the snow can be said to be prestigious, the golden wax plum blossom in the antique and antique is full of delicateness, constituting a beautiful picture, attracting many tourists to step on the snow to find the "plum". The ancient temple that has stood for thousands of years, the wax plum with a little fragrance, shows a unique charm in this bleak winter.
Tourists walk through the snow at the National Botanical Garden in search of "plums". Courtesy of the National Arboretum.
The flowering time of wax plum in Beijing is generally in early spring, in order to allow citizens and tourists to enjoy the scenery of wax plum blooming in early winter, the staff of the botanical garden since the 90s of the 20th century, successively from Yanling, Henan and Jiangsu, Sichuan and other places of wax plum seedling base in batches to introduce wax plum, planted in the Reclining Buddha Temple and surrounding scenic spots, has introduced a total of more than ten varieties (varieties), including the famous traditional types such as Suxin, tiger hoof, chime, etc., as well as excellent local varieties such as Henan Yanling's "October plum" Wait. At present, it is the "October Plum" that is blooming at Wat Pho.
After more than ten years of growth in the Wat Pho Temple, these wax plums have gradually adapted to the climate of the Beijing area, and the plants grow strongly, and from late autumn to early spring of the following year, there will be different flower colors and flower types of wax plums blooming one after another.
It should be reminded that the wax plum viewing period is mainly concentrated in early spring, and only two "October plums" have entered the flowering period.
Reporter Zhang Lu.
Edited by Fan Yijing
Proofread by Diyan Chen.
Operations Editor: Liu Qianxian.