Chinese scientific name
bitter candy
Latin scientific name
lonicera fragrantissima lindl.&; Paxton subsp. standishii (Carrière) P. S. Hsu & H. J. Wang
is also called
goat's milk head, goat's milk seed, crotch fruit, fork eight fruit and fork eight fruit
bitter candy (Lonicera stanishii Carr), also known as goat's milk seed, crotch fruit, fork eight fruit and fork eight fruit. Bitter candy belongs to berries, rich in sugar, red in color and sweet in juice. It has always been a wild fruit for local people to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger, and can be processed into juice, fruit pulp, fruit wine and drinks. Bitter candy blooms early (early February) and has an aromatic smell, so it is a good ornamental tree species and honey source plant for garden beautification. Its branches can be used not only as firewood, but also as weaving materials. Its leaves are good feed for livestock when they are young. Leaf retting can also be used to make fertilizer, with full and high nutrient content. Bitter candy is drought-resistant, cold-resistant, barren-resistant, strong in sprouting and easy to propagate, and is an excellent tree species for soil and water conservation.