Domestication and Exploiting Perspective of Hibiscus hamabo

Studies on the domestication of the wild Hibiscus hamabo have been done through investigation,observation on phenology,tests on multispots seedling cultivation and afforestation for years.Popularization tests of being afforested at the gardens and protection forests have also been done.The results showed that H. hamabo is a kind of small deciduous tree with very strong tolerance to alkaline,water and drought.It is well suited to grow not only in the alkalisaline soils of the sea shore,but also in the terra rossa of the hilly.It also has many other excellent features such as long blooming period and with very gorgeous golden yellow folwers etc..By soaking its seeds in the warm water,doing softwood cutting in the mold raining season can improve the seed germinative capacity and cutting survival.In the end of 1980s,it was popularized to many continental areas of Zhejiang Province to have a trial planting and all grew well.