赞美红松
高大粗壮的红松,在天然演替的过程中有着最大的生物量和最高的稳定性,也是物种多样性最为丰富的森林.林都伊春,就是因为拥有了大量郁郁葱葱的红松而享有“红松故乡”的美誉.
红松是平凡朴实的树种,在漫长的生命进化过程中,虽然没有产生太大的变化和演绎出拍案叫绝的精彩故事,但它始终朝气蓬勃、郁郁葱葱.
红松不仅有不畏严寒,不怕冰雪的坚强品格,而且还全身都是宝呢!
红松材质轻软,结构细腻,纹理密直通达,形色美观又不容易变形,并且耐腐朽力强,所以是建筑、桥梁、枕木、家具制作的上等木料.即使是红松的枝丫、树皮、树根也可用来制造纸浆和纤维板.从松根、松叶、松脂中还能撮松节油、松针油、松香等工业原料.
红松的果实——松子,更是人们心目中美食佳品,被视为“长寿果”,又被称为“坚果中的鲜品”,为人们所喜爱.松子中富含大量不饱和脂肪酸,如亚油酸、亚麻油酸等,能降低血脂,预防心血管疾病；松子中维生素E高达30%,有很好的软化血管、延缓衰老的作用,是中老年人的理想保健食物,也是女士们润肤美容的理想食物；松子中所含大量矿物质如钙、铁、磷、钾等,能给机体组织提供丰富的营养成分,强壮筋骨,消除疲劳,对老年人保健有极大的益处.
红松有着与众不同的优良本质,洁身自好,秀外慧中,顶天立地,四季常青.它没有华丽妩媚的外表,也散发不出招蜂引蝶的花香气息,可它有着一身的正气和擎天傲骨.
从红松身上,你能强烈地感觉到一种不卑不亢和刚直不阿的刚烈气节,以及坚韧不拔和自强不息的崇高品格.
红松有顽强的生命力.在烟波缥缈的高山之巅,它像铁塔一样傲然屹立；在怪石嶙峋的悬崖峭壁之间,它像钢钉一样牢牢嵌入石缝中,“咬定青山不放松”；在山风凛冽的不毛之地,它照样不屈不挠的顽强拼搏.
松木虽然没有红木金贵,可它却是力挺千钧之栋梁.它默默地一路陪伴着人类的文明进步,无私地烘托着秦砖汉瓦的灿烂辉煌.悠久杰出的中国建筑文化,其实就是一部伟大的史书.
红松的刚毅性格,给懦弱者以骨气；红松的无私奉献,给腐朽者以鞭挞；红松的高尚情操,给爱民者以褒奖；红松的豁达大度,给狭隘者以抨击.
红松的品格,不仅仅是高山仰止的民族气节和冰清玉洁的高贵品格,更是理想与信念的象征和坚贞不屈的奋斗精神
The tree species Pinus koraiensis is commonly called Korean Pine.It is native to eastern Asia,Manchuria,far eastern Russia,Korea and central Japan.In the north of its range,it grows at moderate altitudes,typically 600-900 m,whereas further south,it is a mountain tree,growing at 2,000-2,600 m altitude in Japan.It is a large tree,reaching a mature size of 40-50 m height,and 1.5-2 m trunk diameter.
It is a member of the white pine group,Pinus subgenus Strobus,and like all members of that group,the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five,with a deciduous sheath.They are 7-13 cm long.Korean Pine cones are 8-17 cm long,green or purple before maturity,ripening brown about 18 months after pollination.The 14-18 mm long seeds have only a vestigial wing and are dispersed by Spotted Nutcrackers.
Korean Pine nutsKorean Pine differs from the closely related Siberian Pine in having larger cones with reflexed scale tips,and longer needles.
The seeds are extensively harvested and sold as pine nuts,particularly in northeastern China; it is the most widely traded pine nut in international commerce.
Korean Pine is a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens where the climate is cold,such as eastern Canada and the northeastern states of the USA,giving steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites.It is tolerant of severe winter cold,hardy down to at about -50°C.