What is the street tree in Shanghai?

The street trees in Shanghai are Platanus acerifolia, Ligustrum lucidum, Ginkgo biloba, Pterocarya stenoptera, Luanshu and Indus.

Walking in the streets of Shanghai, I can't help but stop and look at the trees on both sides of the road in a daze. The complex of Shanghai is hidden under the lush shade. A tree and the city have been together for many years, which seems to be an indispensable part. It looks at the scenery in spring, the shade in summer, the color in autumn and the posture in winter.

Shanghai people love and hate street trees. The French phoenix tree almost occupies the streets and lanes of Shanghai, shading in midsummer, so beautiful that the leaves do not sweep in late autumn. No wonder some people say that Shanghai is a place with buttonwood trees overhead. But in the two months between spring and summer, a large number of buttonwood cones will fall to the ground, and wool will fly everywhere, which always annoys pedestrians.

There are so many beautiful things that one can hardly absorb them all.

The French phoenix tree is not native to France, but a new variety cultivated by the British in the Middle Ages. Its original name was London phoenix tree. It is planted most in France, but its scientific name is Platanus acerifolia. At the beginning of last century, French immigrants came here to comfort the homesickness of China people. Who knows that he took root, like a Sino-French hybrid, and settled in the French Concession in Shanghai. The French phoenix tree in Shanghai, which is denser than Paris, has been standing on the roadside for a hundred years, witnessing the petty bourgeoisie in Shanghai.

Jianguo West Road, Anting Road, Yongjia Road, Taiyuan Road, Wu Kang Road, Hunan Road and hengshan road Road are all planted with phoenix trees, which are beautiful. On the streets of Shanghai, camphor trees are also indispensable. Cinnamomum camphora is magnificent in appearance, evergreen in all seasons, lush in foliage, large in crown, shaded from the sun and smelling of camphor. It is an excellent tree species for street trees, shade trees, scenic forests, windbreaks and soundproof forest belts.