Edible : Fruit, Leaves, Buds, Leaves - tea, Vegetable,
A deciduous tree. It grows 20-30 m tall. The trunk is 60-100 cm across. The trunk is straight with few branches. The leaves are 60 cm long. There are 10-24 leaflets along the stalks. The leaves have teeth along the edge. The leaflets are red-bronze when young and turn yellow before they fall. The flowers are cream and small. They have a scent. They occur in drooping panicles. These are 30 cm long. The fruit is a woody brown capsule. It is 3 cm long. There are several winged seeds.
A subtropical plant. It is native to China. It grows on mountains between 800 and 2,000 m altitude. It suits subtropical and temperate climates. It needs deep loamy-sandy soil. It suits a pH of 5.5-8 and does well on calcareous soils. It suits hardiness zones 6-11. In Yunnan. In Sichuan. National Arboretum Canberra.
Common names : Chinese cedar, Cedrela, Ch'amjuknamu, Chanchin, Chinese mahogany, Chinese toon, Chun Tsei Shue, Daaraluu, Fragrant chun, Fu mei rong, Gushi, Jimu, Main chen, Maiyoneng, Red toon, Suren, Surian tanam, Tong du, Tsaizime, Xianchun, Xiangchuan, Xuan su, Ye bu, Zong,
Synonyms :
Cedrela longifolia Wall. ex C. DC.;
Cedrela serrata var. puberula C. DC.;
Cedrela serrulata Miq.;
Cedrela sinensis Juss.;
and several others