Not the plant you're looking for? Search over 300,000 plants

Toona sinensis

Chinese cedar

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

Other common names
bastard cedar
Chinese toon
Synonyms
Ailanthus flavescens
Cedrela sinensis
Buy this plant
Size
Ultimate height
Higher than 12 metres
Time to ultimate height
10–20 years
Ultimate spread
Wider than 8 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained, Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Bronze
Summer White Green
Autumn Green Yellow
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Meliaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus

Toona is a small genus of 4 to 5 species of trees, originating from China, SE Asia and N Australia

Name status

Correct

Plant range
N & W China

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Propagation

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

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Low Maintenance
Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.