1、 Forestry significance

Shrubs refer to the plants below 3.5 meters high, usually clustered and without obvious trunk, and there are few plants with obvious trunk, such as peony, hemp leaf Hydrangea, etc. If the stem is less than 0.5m, it is called a small shrub. The stem is between wood and grass. The upper part is grass and the lower part is wood, which is called a subshrub or semi shrub

2、 Common types

1. Gardenia: the branches and leaves of Gardenia are clustered, and the leaves are oval. The flowering period is from May to July. The main varieties are narrow leaf gardenia, large leaf gardenia and egg leaf gardenia

2. Hypericum: its leaves are long oval, light green, turn red after autumn, bloom in summer and its flowers are golden yellow

3. Michelia: Michelia is also more Michelia plum. The flowers are white with purplish red edges and have the smell of banana. Therefore, it is also called banana flower

4. Nantian bamboo: its leaves are green in summer and spring, red in autumn and winter, and its fruit is also red. It is very beautiful

5. Pittosporum: a large evergreen shrub of the genus Pittosporum. The leaves are obovate, the edges are slightly rolled back, and bloom in summer, which can resist harmful gases