Red toon
Cedrela sinensis · Meliaceae · 참죽나무
Look
- Leaves
- Alternate pinnately compound leaves up to 60 cm long, with 10-20 lanceolate to oblong leaflets. The twigs and leaves have a distinctive scent.
- Flowers
- In late May-June, fragrant white bell-shaped flowers grow in drooping panicles at the branch tips.
- Fruit
- The capsule splits into five parts and ripens in mid-September; the seeds have wings on both sides and scatter in all directions as the fruit opens.
- Bark
- The outer bark is shallowly cracked, showing red bark beneath; branches are thick and dark brown.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Found in China, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and elsewhere.
- Ecology
- Likes sunny, deep, fertile sandy loam; weak against cold and drought but strong against pollution and pests. Sprouts well, grows fast and lives long.