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Chinese cedar | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Chinese cedar

Toona sinensis

Low MaintenanceFragrant

Genus: Toona
Family: Meliaceae
Common Names: bastard cedar, Chinese toon

About this plant

A deciduous, spreading, fast-growing tree to 15m tall with leaves divided into dark green leaflets that may emerge bronze in spring and turn yellow in autumn. Fragrant white flowers are borne in drooping panicles up to 70cm long in summer

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ExposedSheltered

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by seed in autumn or by root cuttings in late winter

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years