What's unlucky about cutting elm trees?
Why is it unlucky to cut elm trees?
As the old saying goes: "Old elm, there are elms behind the house, and ghosts are not close." Elm, a common tree in our life, is common in front of and behind the house.
When elms sprouted and grew leaves, people used to scramble to collect them. In the farming era, vegetables are scarce, and they are foods with good nutritional value and taste.
Elm is considered as a "negative" tree, but it is also considered as a negative energy to ward off evil spirits, which is why people say that "there are locusts in the middle gate, Fu Gui III; There are elms behind the house, and ghosts are not close. "
Elm is an observation tree planted by the ancients, and the old elm can be seen in the deep houses, temples and historical sites left by the ancients.
Homophonically speaking, the elm of "elm" is homophonic with jade. If you plant an old elm tree at home, it will be meaningful for more than a year. In addition, the legend of "elm money" is still circulating among the people. In this legend, a lot of copper coins fell from the elm, so the elm is also a rich tree.
As the saying goes, "There are locusts in the middle door, Fu Gui III; There are elms behind the house, and ghosts are not close. " It can be seen that elm trees can also ward off evil spirits and receive blessings. As the old saying goes, "Yulin avoids the three poisons behind the house."
In particular, ancestors like to borrow things to imply that the fruit of elm is elm seed, just like copper coins, which is homophonic with "surplus money", meaning that there is still surplus money at home, and the financial resources are rolling in, which is the good pleasure of making a fortune.
Therefore, people used to think that elm had the function of ward off evil spirits. Cut down the elm tree, and there will be nothing at home to ward off evil spirits. Naturally, that evil spirit can easily invade the home, so you can't cut elm trees. Moreover, the elm tree means making a fortune. If you cut it, 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 to have elm trees behind the houses, and future generations have surplus grain and a rich life. And it can be used as a mountain in feng shui, with a backer behind it.
Therefore, the old elm tree behind the house is not impossible to cut, but not worth cutting. Moreover, the economic value and benefit of elm itself are low, and the stump is hard, so it was not easy to cut it in with a knife in the past.
The reason why elms can't be cut down.
1, from the medicinal level: dried elm fruit (elm money) and elm leaves can be used as traditional Chinese medicine to refresh the mind.
2, from the edible level: Elm bark can really be ground into powder, mixed with noodles to eat, sweet and refreshing.
3. From the moral point of view, elm is a "surplus" tree. As the saying goes, elm trees can represent auspiciousness for more than a year.
Scientifically speaking, elm forest can prevent sand from solidifying soil.