Today, I went to the supermarket at the entrance of the community to buy vegetables, and when I came back, I accidentally saw a mysterious tree full of beans in the green belt of the community.
(Pod-filled trees in the community)
The community where my employer's home is located is a mid-range community in our Xixiang.
There are a variety of trees in the green area of the complex. There are tall ginkgo trees, redbud trees, crape myrtle trees, red-leaved trees, red-leaved plum trees, pomegranate trees, osmanthus trees, kapok trees, and so on.
The various trees on the lawn are growing happily and exuding vitality enthusiastically, improving the air quality in the community and adding a bit of beauty to the community.
The employer's community is full of elevator rooms with central air conditioning, which are warm in winter and cool in summer, red and willow green in spring, and bright as a mirror in autumn. People live here, and the scenery is very pleasant all year round.
On the lawn of the green belt in this community, some tall ginkgo trees are scattered and planted.
(Ginkgo biloba leaves falling on the ground)
(A few tall trees are ginkgo trees.) In the community, it has a feeling of standing out from the crowd)
This ginkgo tree, it is an ornamental tree that purifies the air, and the canopy is as tall as an umbrella, which can provide shade and dust. The leaves are handsomely shaped, smooth green in spring and summer, and in autumn when the wind blows, the leaves turn into golden yellow, falling lightly in the wind and rain, decorating the tree with a golden and brilliant piece, leaving poets and ink writers with infinite reverie.
In autumn, when its fruits are ripe, the tender yellow fruits are blown by the wind, and their unique smell of rotten mud falls one after another, and the young people in the community are afraid of its smell and take a detour.
Some middle-aged aunts will carry plastic bags, carefully pick up these yellow and soft fruits, take them to the river to wash the smelly part outside, there are white fruits with hard shells, we call it ginkgo fruit, the written language calls it ginkgo biloba.
This fruit is soft and fragrant when cooked, and it is edible.
(Ginkgo trees in the community)
I heard from a friend that this kind of ginkgo biloba is beneficial to the human body and harmless, and it is more suitable for people with three highs to eat, it can play a role in lowering lipids and blood pressure, and we can eat it as ordinary people.
We used to sell it in supermarkets, but now because of the popularity of ginkgo trees, ginkgo biloba has disappeared from the supermarket.
According to professionals, ginkgo biloba cannot be eaten more at a time, and eating too much will cause poisoning and diarrhea.
(A crape myrtle tree with a single layer of purple-red flowers in the community)
There is also a redbud tree that is evergreen all year round, and its leaves are evergreen all year round.
In spring, crape myrtle trees will produce purple, red, pale pink or white flowers, the flowers are too small and moderate, and the appearance is high, or clustered or listed on the leafy redbud trees are very beautiful and eye-catching.
(Talking about pink multi-layered redbuds)
(Crape myrtle of dark pink)
Bauhinia is a beautiful flower with a warm and clear color and no worldly pink and fat taste. Its unique beauty is loved by people, and it is also the Hong Kong flower of Hong Kong.
(Leaves of crape myrtle tree)
Bauhinia is also an edible flower. I remember when I was a child, there was a tall redbud tree in the yard of my home.
Every late spring and early summer, the tree is full of snow-white multi-layered redbud flowers, at this time, the mother will be happy to close her mouth, every time it is time to stir-fry, will pick some flowers, remove the tail and wash it, put it in the dish and fry it together.
This flower has no strange taste, it tastes soft and glutinous, and at that time they were beautiful in my eyes, and I would rush to eat it with my sisters.
(Autumn leaf trees in the community)
There are also beautiful autumn leaves in the community. This red-leaved tree has a graceful and smooth shape, with lush foliage overlapping on the flat branches, like white clouds.
In spring, the red leaf tree grows beautiful green leaves, which are as thin as cicada wings, and it is most afraid of the summer sun.
When the sun is shining in summer, the edges of the leaves will have a burnt red glow, which has a unique flavor.
(The sun is like fire, illuminating the autumn leaf trees)
In autumn, the leaves slowly turn red like the morning glow, and the autumn of the courtyard of the community is beautiful.
In late autumn, autumn hits, and the leaves are swept down by the merciless autumn wind, and the fiery red leaves all over the ground flutter with the wind, falling one after another in the helplessness of being ruthlessly annoyed.
There are also red plum trees with beautiful purple-red leaves. In the green trees of a garden, it is dressed in a purple and red coat, and it looks cold and noble alone, and it is different.
In June, it produces purple plums. This plum is the size of an apricot, and its taste is sweet and sour, making it a perfect match for quenching people's thirst in summer.
Whenever the children in the community are enjoying the shade of the trees in the community, they will go to the red plum trees for a walk, hoping to pick up the big red plums that have fallen to the ground when they are ripe.
(Bean-covered trees in the community)
(The bean clip tree is full of beans)
(Good tree beans)
(The beans are long and tender, very eye-catching)
There is also a kind of tree in this community, I know its name, the leaves are as round as the leaves of the mulberry tree, and the branches are densely packed with strings of fruit like beans, and their tender green color looks mouth-watering.
(Leaves of the carob tree)
It's just that in my cognition, the delicious beans grow on long vines, and this beans grow on trees.
I really wonder if this bean growing on a tree can be eaten?