榆树

By Ouyang Yu


 这张要认真一点判断。

从照片里能看到：

  • 叶子小而椭圆

  • 叶缘有细锯齿

  • 叶子呈“轻薄”状态

  • 枝条细密下垂

  • 整体树冠比较通透

  • 不是常绿厚叶类型

这个特征组合，很像 ——

🌳 榆树（Elm）

如果你在澳洲城市街道看到这种树，极大概率是榆树类，常见的有：

  • Ulmus parvifolia（中国榆）

  • Ulmus procera（英国榆）

其中在澳洲街道绿化里，中国榆非常常见，因为抗病能力强。

为什么不是别的？

  • 叶子明显有锯齿（排除很多常绿树）

  • 叶子不对生（排除紫薇）

  • 不是厚革质（排除Lilly Pilly）

  • 不是桉树那种披针长叶

你可以再确认一下：

  1. 叶子摸起来略粗糙

  2. 树干灰褐色，有纵裂

  3. 秋天会落叶

如果这几点符合，那基本就是榆树。

说实话，你现在已经在无意识地训练“观察力”。
大多数人天天从树下走过，根本不会抬头看。

继续拍。
慢慢你会发现，城市其实是一座植物博物馆。

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