You can enjoy Longmei in Ningbo city! In Sun Lake Park! Charge!

Jiangbei Sun Lake Park
Two century-old dragon plum trees are in full bloom!
The branches are like a dragon,
The pale pink petals look like falling stardust.

✨Science time
Longmei is a grafting masterpiece that has been passed down for thousands of years:
Longmei's original name is "Youlongmei", which was first created in the Song Dynasty.
Apricot/peach tree as rootstock and red plum as scion.

The apricot tree root system is highly resistant to disease.
Improve the survival rate of plum blossoms in the rainy climate of Jiangnan

The rapid growth of peach wood helps create the twisted and vigorous "swimming dragon" shape
Craftsmen need to control the direction of the tree through winding and pruning for 20 years.
It can be called "plant sculpture art"

📍Travel Guide: Figure 13
▫️Flowering period estimate: until early March
▫️Location: Enter the west gate of Rihu Park and go straight for a few hundred meters

The tulips are all buds, waiting to bloom.

Post by BenjaminThompson.28 | Mar 4, 2025