{"product_id":"toona-sinensis-cedrela","title":"Chinese Cedar - Toona sinensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChinese Cedar - Toona sinensis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a cedar at all but a deciduous member of the mahogany family, grown for large pinnate leaves that emerge bronze pink in spring and turn clear yellow before falling. \u003cem\u003eToona sinensis\u003c\/em\u003e makes an upright tree with an open, layered canopy that casts light shade rather than the dense gloom of an evergreen, and it grows quickly enough to be useful within a few years. In China the young shoots are harvested as a vegetable, and the tree carries a distinctive resinous scent when the foliage is crushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Chinese Cedar\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBronze Spring Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e: New leaves unfold in warm pink and bronze tones before greening for summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Compound Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves up to half a metre long give a tropical scale of foliage on a fully deciduous tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: The open canopy allows grass and understorey planting to continue growing beneath it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Growth is fast, so a young tree reads as a real tree within three or four seasons.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Shoots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Young spring shoots are a traditional Chinese vegetable with a distinctive onion like flavour.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: Useful where a new garden needs canopy quickly and the owner cannot wait for a slower tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Contrast\u003c\/strong\u003e: The large pinnate leaves stand out among rounded leaved trees and shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural and Acreage Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its suckering tendency is an asset in an informal grove and a drawback in a small garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Landscapes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown among fruit trees for the spring shoot harvest as well as the canopy.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 to 9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, moist, free draining soil; it is adaptable but grows best with good depth and regular moisture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice weekly through the first two summers to support the rapid early growth. Mulch widely and avoid digging or cultivating over the root zone, because root disturbance encourages suckering that can travel some distance from the trunk.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 to 15m in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous, bronze pink in spring and yellow in autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e China and eastern Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small creamy white in hanging summer panicles\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795331219742,"sku":"ND-1683-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795331252510,"sku":"ND-1683-100L","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/ExiwOgzgajegJsnXkThUA_rmRH3EJY.jpg?v=1787313476","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/toona-sinensis-cedrela","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}