The chicken tree worms are genus shrubs belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae and are distributed in the northeast, north and northwest of China to the Yangtze River basin. Tree height up to 3 meters, bark dark gray, shallow longitudinal cracks, slightly corky, thorns with obvious lenticels. Leaves broadly ovate to ovoid, 6-12 cm long, usually 3-lobed, with 2 to 4 glands on top of petiole. Inflorescences recurve umbrella-shaped, diameter 8 to 12 cm, with large white infertile flowers, corolla milky white, 5 stamens, anthers purple. Drupe berry-like, subglobose, red. Flowering from May to June, fruiting period from July to August.
The chicken trees are luxuriant in foliage, green in spring, bright in spring, bright in summer, red in autumn, and numerous branches and branches like agate. Hi light, shade-tolerant, loose soil requirements, can grow in slightly acidic and neutral soil. With a well-developed root system, the transplant is easy to survive, and it can tolerate temperatures as low as -40°C. It is an excellent northern garden ornamental tree species. Its bark contains fiber, can be rope; leaves, young branches and fruit can be used as medicine, swelling, pain, cough and insecticidal effect, so the chicken tree bark is still a good economic and medicinal plants.
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