margins are golden while leaf centers are green in summer leaves turned to slight yellow green with blackish green spots in autumn the leaf margins were orange yellow while leaf centers were yellow green petioles long 3 5 cm and are densely covered with thick hairs stipules are ovate or oblong and caduceus flowers are female polythalamic fruits are spherical mature fruits are orange red with nodules thereon florescence is from april to may while fruiting from august to september u2018 jinhudie u2019 is a distinctive variety of broussonetia plant which is able to grow in north center south southwest and northwest of china mainly in the yellow river area the yangtze river area and the pearl river basin area the plant grows better in the south of china u2018 jinhudie u2019 is a strong phototropism tree species whose adaptability is particularly strong the plant has strong resistance to dry cold and dry and damp hot climates and is able to grow in acidic soil neutral soil and limestone mountain area due to resistance to drought and barren the plant grows well at both waterside and wetlands roots of the plant are shallow and lateral which are widely distributed and rapidly grow u2018 jinhudie u2019 has strong abilities in budding and tillering with strong resistance to pruning and pollution reproducing methods of u2018 jinhudie u2019 are mainly graft and cottage for grafting whip cleft and budding with xylem are mainly used while tillering and laying reproducing are also acceptable for grafting new born broussonetia plant is used as a rootstock in spring cleft or budding with xylem should be adapted for reproducing in summer large square budding is used for reproducing for cottage young summer branches are mainly used wherein half xylem young.