What is Camellia oleifera?

The brief introduction of Camellia oleifera is as follows:

Camellia oleifera (Latin name? Camellia oleifera? Abel. ) Alias: Camellia oleifera, Camellia oleifera, and White Camellia Tea; Camellia oleifera is a small evergreen tree of Theaceae. It is named because its seeds can extract oil (tea oil) for food.

Tea oil is a kind of high-quality edible oil with bright color, delicious taste, rich nutrition and storage resistance. It can also be used as lubricating oil and antirust oil in industry. Tea cake is not only a pesticide, but also a fertilizer, which can improve the water storage capacity of farmland and prevent pests in rice fields. Peel is the raw material for extracting tannin extract. From 2065438 to February 2008, Camellia oleifera in Shaoyang, Hunan Province won the national climate mark of agricultural products climate quality.

On May 13, 2022, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration announced that the national production task of Camellia oleifera in 2022 is to build 2 million mu of new Camellia oleifera forest and complete the transformation of 4 million mu of low-and medium-yield forest. By the end of May, all localities had overcome the unfavorable factors such as epidemic situation, and completed the construction of new camellia forest10.25 million mu and the transformation of low-yield forest10.984 million mu, accounting for 62.5% and 49.6% of the annual planned tasks respectively.

Propagation method of Camellia oleifera:

Camellia oleifera is propagated by seeds, cuttings or grafting. In order to maintain the excellent characters of parents, cuttings or grafting are often used to raise seedlings, and then planting and afforestation are carried out. The best afforestation season is from beginning of spring to Beijing-Zhejiang, which is also in June+10 in 5438. Direct seeding afforestation is better in winter.