amur cork

Also known as pineapple, phellodendron amurense and Berberis amurense. Rutaceae, deciduous trees. The bark is thick, light gray to dark gray, with developed cork layer, deep longitudinal crack and bright yellow endothelium. Odd pinnate compound leaves, opposite. It blooms in summer and the fruit is spherical. I like to grow in sunny, humid and well-drained places. Phellodendron amurense is excellent in material, and it is one of the three broad-leaved precious tree species in Northeast China together with Fraxinus mandshurica and Juglans regia. Its bark can be used as medicine after the cork layer is removed, which is called "Phellodendron amurense". It is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It has effects on clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting gallbladder and drying dampness, and has high economic value.
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