Toona sinensis
£2.50
Chinese cedar. A medium sized deciduous tree from China, often grown ornamentally; fast growing in most soils, even chalk. Cultivated in China for its edible young shoots and leaves which are cooked and have an onion/garlic flavour. The timber is also valued but it can be kept shrubby by harvesting the shoots. Hardy to -35ºC. Stratification: CS8. Number of seeds: 35.
Out of stock - more stock may be added by the autumn
Description
Chinese cedar. A medium sized deciduous tree from China, often grown ornamentally; fast growing in most soils, even chalk. Cultivated in China for its edible young shoots and leaves which are cooked and have an onion/garlic flavour. The timber is also valued but it can be kept shrubby by harvesting the shoots. Hardy to -35ºC. Stratification: CS8