The next sentence of Populus euphratica in Millennium

The next sentence of the Millennium Populus euphratica is: it stands for a thousand years and is lonely for a thousand years.

Extended data

Populus euphratica Auliffe. ) is a medium-sized deciduous natural tree of angiosperms, Magnoliaceae, Chrysoptera, Salicaceae and Populus, with a diameter of 65,438+0.5m and wide and fragrant leaves. Drought and waterlogging tolerance, tenacious vitality, is one of the rare and precious trees in nature.

Populus euphratica has a height of 15-30m and a tree age of 100-300 years. Populus euphratica in China is distributed in the desert Gobi area in northwest China. The interaction between Populus euphratica and its arid and saline-alkali environment has formed special biological characteristics. Its roots, leaves, branches, cells, reproduction and so on are varied, suitable for sandy soil growth, drought-resistant, saline-alkali-resistant, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, sandstorm-resistant and barren-resistant, and it is the only deciduous tall tree that can be planted in the desert.

Main value

Populus euphratica is a unique and precious forest resource in desert areas. Often growing in desert areas, it is cold-resistant, drought-resistant, salt-tolerant, sand-resistant, and has strong vitality. Populus euphratica forest is a unique and precious forest resource in desert areas. Its main function is to prevent wind and fix sand, create a suitable oasis climate and form fertile soil. For thousands of years, Populus euphratica has been guarding the border desert and watching the sandstorm without hesitation. Populus euphratica is also known as the "patron saint of desert".

Populus euphratica plays an important role in stabilizing ecological balance, preventing wind and fixing sand, regulating oasis climate and forming fertile forest soil in desert river areas. It is a natural barrier for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in desert areas.

Populus euphratica is an ancient tree species, which has important scientific value for studying climate change, river change, flora evolution and ancient economic and cultural development in desert areas of Asia and Africa. Populus euphratica forest can improve desert ecology. A considerable part of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and western Gansu are occupied by Gobi and desert, which are dry and lack of rain, especially in Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang.

Populus euphratica is mainly distributed around the Taklimakan desert, just like a great green wall, which tightly locks the expansion of mobile sand dunes. Agricultural areas in Xinjiang are mainly distributed in strip oases on the desert edge of northern and southern Xinjiang basins, surrounded by desert Gobi, which is threatened by drought and sandstorm. Inner Mongolia and western Gansu are also in similar natural environments.