However, picking Jatropha is a very dangerous manual labor. Because the mountains of tung oil, usually tall and big, straight trunk, twig sparse, creamy skin, if not perfect tree-climbing technology, hard to climb up. If you want to pick Kiriko climb surface, you have to be careful, foolproof. Otherwise, it is easy to fall from the top down, causing a fall accident, I have had lessons in this regard. And I have a few small partners, to a place called "grotto yard" where picking Jatropha, they made a careless mistake, and fell down from the ten feet tall twigs. Fortunately, the fall in the soft Wuhu Peng Kei, in addition scared into a cold sweat, and did not cause too much damage, memory is still fresh, often lingering in my mind.
Our hometown, mild climate, abundant rainfall, fertile land, abundant species, suitable for a wide variety of plant growth. As one account for a certain proportion of economic trees, Tung oil is undoubtedly the most common species, with wide adaptability, easy to grow, fast growth, Naifei drought, commodity value many advantages. Its soil, climate, the environment is not high, even if the seeds fall to the ground just the second year will sprout spontaneously, rooted in the land thrive and grow.
It is suitable for growing in the gentle hills and sunny valleys, and river basin on both sides of the plateau, especially deep soil, good drainage, humus-rich, slightly acidic sandy loam. Tung oil cultivation methods are Chunlin create, sporadic planting, intercropping Lin Tong and so on. Whether planted around their houses, or hillside creek natural reproduction; whether it is community growth, cultivation or alone, only three years of effort, it can bear fruit, showing strong vitality.
