Check out the sunshine and the breeze in perfect comfortable weather with University of Science and Technology of China(USTC). Everything is newborn in the spring: the best season of the year. To embrace the coming spring, USTC High-tech Campus welcomed its league activity of volunteering tree planting. Conveying the slogan as “Welcome the 20th National Congress, follow the party, and forge ahead on a new journey”, the graduate students from the Department of Information and Intelligence, along with the teachers and undergraduate students of Class 2021 from the School of Information Science and Technology, a total of 247 participants contributed their work in this activity.
Group photo, taken by ZHANG Li
Spade waves, spade waves, planting on the way! Under the guidance of professional gardeners, the students planted some seedlings in front of the library, including Cinnamomum camphora, Koelreuteria paniculata and others. On both sides of the river bank, 30 Red Plum trees were rooted there as well. In the coming year, the trees will grow and the first buds will appear, a new sense of beauty will be swelling the campus. Can’t wait to see how prosperous they will be like!
students planting trees in the river bank, photo taken by ZHANG LI
Want to know our new “residents” of USTC? Here’re some information.
CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA
Families: Lauraceae
Genera: Cinnamomum
Features: Evergreen macrophanerophytes; Special aroma of (squeezed) branches and leaves; Leaves alternate and oblong; Dark and purple fruits.
Positions: Common border tree in the campus
Cinnamomum camphora on campus
ARMENIACA MUME SIEB
Families: Rosaceae
Genera: Apricot
Features: Shrubs with green branchlets; Flowers either solitary or in clusters of two, rarely sessile; Petals white to pink, ovary and fruit pilose.
Value: For ornamental use; The fruit is edible and can be used as medicine.
Ameniaca mume sieb flower on campus
KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA
Families: Sapindaceae
Genera: Koelreuteria
Features: Deciduous trees; simple or occasionally pinnately compound leaf; Thyrse, pale yellow flowers and 4 petals; Conical capsule, 3 edges and finely tattered ends.
Koelreuteria paniculata on campus
Decorated with new plants, the USTC campus will be a nicer home for everyone. Want to discover the more undiscovered beauty? Go outside, feel the vibe, and you may join the ride!
Written by ZHU Yuqi, edited by LIU Zige, USTC News Center
