The peacock bean forest in Tainan Mountain Garden Waterway Museum is in the fruit-dropping period, attracting tourists to pick up peacock beans commonly known as "Acacia beans".

(Photo by reporter Liu Wanjun)

[Reporter Liu Wanjun/Tainan Report] In the dense forest area on the southeast side of Tainan Mountain Garden Waterway Museum, there is a forest of "Small Peacock Beans" that is more than 40 years old. It is currently entering the fruit drop period, attracting tourists to pick up small real peacocks commonly known as "Acacia Beans". bean.

The Shanshang Garden Waterway Museum was formerly known as Tainan Waterway, and was later opened up as a nursery for the Tainan County Government. The tree species include Magnolia, Melaleuca, Peacock Bean, Taitung Sumac, etc. The plant ecology is quite rich.

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Su Mingzhi, an environmental lecturer at Tainan University of Social Sciences, pointed out that the fruit of "Xiaoshi Peacock Bean" is about the size of a human's little fingernail, and the fruit of "Dashi Peacock Bean" is the size of a middle fingernail. The Xiaoshi Peacock in the waterway park Peacock beans were planned to be planted in about 1981, with an area of ​​about half a hectare. It was one of the earliest planting areas in Tainan City. At present, many small real peacock beans in Tainan City were transplanted from the Waterway Museum.

The museum pointed out that after the winter, the pink-leaf golden flowers beside the Gongzhi Forest Circle are also in full bloom. The museum planned a sea of ​​cosmos and rapeseed flowers next to Hall C, and the cherry blossoms in the water purification pool began to probe. It is expected to usher around the Spring Festival A wave of beautiful scenery.

Acacia beans.

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