Such an array of colors! Chinese Cedar or Chinese Mahogany is a tree that produces pink leaves in spring, brilliant green in summer and red in fall. They are often used as bonsai in Asia but they can of course be grown in the ground as well, reaching 65 feet tall and 30 feet wide. However, they are easy to keep well contained in bonsai.

The young leaves are used as a vegetable in China, having a mild onion flavor. Toona paste, which is used as a condiment to serve with plain rice porridge as breakfast and simple meals, or to enhance the flavor of a dish or soup. Common dishes made with Toona paste are Chinese Mahogany fried rice, Chinese Mahogany beancurd, and Chinese Mahogany mushroom soup.

The leaves contains Vitamin E, and high amounts of iron, calcium and chlorophyll.

The seeks require 30-45 days of cold stratification to break dormancy. You can plant them in fall or winter, or fold the seeds into a moist paper towel, put the paper towel in a sealed ziploc bag and put them in your refrigerator for 30-45 days. Then sow when temps are between 75-80 degrees. Using a heat mat may be necessary in some climates if sowing indoors when these temps cannot be achieved outdoors.

This is for 20 Chinese Cedar(Mahogany) or Toona Sinensis Seeds

Perennial zones 6-10 (some sources say 5-11)

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All of my seeds are tested and guaranteed. Most of my seeds are fresh off of my own plants.