红楝子亦称红椿,有些地方称红心木或山(木察),属楝科。为落叶乔木,高达20米,胸径80厘米。树干通直,木材纹理结构细致,色泽鲜明美观,宜作家俱、建筑等用材,在国外市场上誉为中国桃花心木,与国外名材桃花心木媲美。在国内除云南、贵州、四川、安徽、广西等省区有分布外,在广东省的分布范围亦很广,从海拔90米的平原坡地,到海拔600多米的丘陵山谷都有它的自然分布和零星种植。自然分布的多生长于土壤比较肥沃湿润的山谷疏林中。零星生长的多为“四旁”植树。在适宜的立地上,生长迅速,尤以人工栽培的生长更快。如高州县大坡公社格苍大队海拔400米,土壤肥沃湿润的山谷疏林中,15年生树高14米,胸径22厘米;在台山县三八公社林场的宅旁植树,12年生树高17米,胸径47厘米,平均 Red toose seed also known as red toon, in some places Redwood or mountain (wood), is Meliaceae. For deciduous tree, up to 20 meters, diameter 80 cm. Trunk straight, detailed texture of wood texture, color bright and beautiful, should be used for furniture, construction and other timber, in the foreign market as the Chinese mahogany, mahogany and foreign materials comparable. In the country except Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Anhui, Guangxi and other provinces have distribution, the distribution in Guangdong Province is also very wide, from 90 meters above sea level plain, to more than 600 meters above sea level has its natural distribution of hilly valleys And sporadic planting. The natural distribution of more growth in the soil more fertile moist valley forest. Sporadic growth is mostly “surrounded by” tree planting. In a suitable site, grow rapidly, especially in artificial cultivation grow faster. For example, the Gaocong Brigade of Dapo commune in Gaozhou County, at an elevation of 400 meters above sea level, has a 15-year-old tree height of 14 meters and a diameter of 22 centimeters in a fertile and moist valleys of valley soil. Rice, 47 cm in diameter, on average