66 year old Zu Zhicheng, Mao Jia village, bridge town, collects ten thousand cactus.
business newspaper Ji'nan news (Literary / graphic reporter Chen Jing) speaking of cactus, the most intuitive feeling is that it is cheap, green, and the top is full of prickles. However, Zu Zhicheng, 66, a cactus lover in Bridge Town, has broken the feeling that he has planted more than 10000 cactus and has more than 1000 varieties, many of which are worth more than thousands of yuan.
yesterday morning, when the reporter arrived in the garden of the grandfather of Mao Jia Village in the bridge town, he had just walked to the door of the big shed. A hot air came in and gave people a feeling of entering the steamer. However, in this environment, a white haired old man nurtured his favorite flowers in his heart. Gu sweat has drenched his clothes. The old man is grandfather, a legendary figure who raised more than 10000 cactus.
"put on the toilet water before you come in. There are too many worms." Seeing reporters ready to enter the shed, grandfather hurried to stop. He told reporters that in order to ensure the rapid growth of the cactus, the temperature in the summer greenhouse was generally kept between 25-32 degrees, and the general people could not bear it. And because of the high temperature, the big shed was filled with various kinds of small insects. You can't stay inside. "
into the shed, the reporter was suddenly shocked by the sight, more than 10000 potted flowers lined up in the shed. Most of the novelty was that more than half of these cactus were blooming, and some flowers and flowers reached more than one meter. "In fact, people have a wrong impression, think immortals. The human palm is the green board with a thorn, but it is not. Grandfather told reporters that in fact, there are tens of thousands of cactus types, and people see is only the most common.
Zu Zhicheng told reporters that he is 66 years old this year. He was a worker in the urban area before he retired. When he works in a unit, he likes to grow plants, especially cacti. From 2003, he began to collect cactus. As the collection of kinds increased, he simply rented his land and planted all kinds of cactus. So far, he has planted more than 1000 varieties and invested about 500000 yuan.
"you must not belittle this pot of cactus. It is called Shou Jin, which is rare in China. Now the price in the market has reached 4000 yuan." Zu Zhicheng was very interested in seeing a pot of yellow plants. Zu Zhicheng told reporters that in the cactus he collected, there were hundreds of more than a few thousand yuan. "The biggest difference between me and other growers is that I do not sell cactus, but to collect it. What I pursue is the beauty of every cactus and the growing process of the cactus. The charm of the cactus is that its shape and color are ever-changing. Once they fall in love with it, the world can not be pulled out of the world.