"Starting from seeds or seedlings is best. It'll grow just like a big tree then, with a complete root system," says Cheng Yuan-ch'un of the Taiwan Provincial Museum's botanical section. A tree with a complete root system, he points out, will be strong and vigorous.
「最好用播種法，或由小苗養起，就會長得跟大樹完全一樣，根系完全」，在省立博物館植物組任職的鄭元春指出，根系完全的樹生命力強。