What's unlucky about cutting elm trees?

there is an old saying that there is a elm behind the house, and a hundred ghosts are not close. In the past, people thought that elm had the effect of ward off evil spirits. If elm was cut down, there would be nothing to ward off evil spirits at home. That evil spirit is naturally easy to invade the home, so you can't cut elm trees. Moreover, elm has the meaning of getting rich. If you cut it down, you will cut down the lucky tree at home.

Why is it unlucky to cut down elm trees

As the old saying goes, "Old elm trees have elms behind their houses, but ghosts are not close". Elm, a common tree in our life, is common in front of and behind the house.

When elms germinate and grow leaves, people rushed to collect them in the past. In the farming era, vegetables are scarce, which is a food with good nutritional value and taste.

Ulmus pumila is considered to be a kind of "negative" tree, but it is believed that this kind of negative can ward off evil spirits, which is why people say that "there is a tree in the middle door, and it is rich for the third generation; There is elm behind the house, and ghosts are not close.

Elm is an observation tree planted by the ancients, and you can see the old elm in the deep house courtyard, temples and historical sites left by the ancients.

speaking homophonically, the elm of "Elm" is homophonic with Yu. If an old elm is planted at home, it has the meaning of more than one year. In addition, there is a legend of "elm money" circulating among the people. In this legend, many copper coins are dropped from elm trees, so elm trees are also rich trees.

As the saying goes, "There is a locust in the middle door, and Fugui III; There are elms behind the house, and ghosts are not close. " It can be seen that the elm tree can also ward off evil spirits and receive happiness. As the old saying goes, "Yulin in the back of the house avoids three poisons".

In particular, the ancestors like to borrow things to imply, that is to say, the fruit of elm tree is elm seed, just like copper coins, which is homophonic with "money left over", meaning that there is money left at home, and money is rolling in, which is a good idea to get rich and receive happiness.

So, people used to think that elm trees have the effect of exorcising evil spirits. If you cut down elm trees, there will be nothing to ward off evil spirits at home. That evil spirit is naturally easy to invade the home, so you can't cut elm trees. Moreover, elm has the meaning of getting rich. If you cut it down, you will cut down the lucky tree at home.

Will the elm tree behind the house be cut down?

If the elm tree is behind the house, the bigger the tree, the better. It is auspicious for the people to have elms behind their houses, and future generations have surplus grain and a rich life. And it can be used as a mountain in feng shui, and there is a backing behind it.

Therefore, it is not impossible to cut down the old elm tree behind the house, but it is not worthwhile to cut it down. Moreover, the elm itself has low economic value and benefit, and the stump is hard, so it was not easy to cut in with a knife in the past.

The reason why elm can't be cut down

1. From the medicinal level, dried elm fruit (elm money) and elm leaves can be used as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine to refresh the mind.

2. From the edible level, elm bark can really be ground into powder and mixed with flour to eat, which is sweet and refreshing.

3. From the moral level, the elm is the "surplus" tree. As the saying goes, the elm can represent auspiciousness.

4. Scientifically speaking, elm forest can prevent sand from solidifying soil.