Cinnamomum japonicum seed

LATIN NAME: Cinnamomum japonicum

COMMON NAME: Japanese Cinnamon

The Japanese cinnamon is an elegant, glossy-leaved evergreen tree of the warm woodlands, and its neat, aromatic leaves and its compact, rounded crown have made it a valued tree of the parks and the gardens. It grows as an evergreen tree, reaching up to fifteen metres, with the smooth, greyish-brown bark and the glossy, leathery, aromatic, dark-green leaves and, in the late spring, the small, inconspicuous, greenish-yellow flowers, followed by the small, oval, dark-purple to black fruits. It is a species of the evergreen tree in the laurel family, and it is native to the Japan, the Korea, the Taiwan and the eastern China, while it is grown in the mild gardens of the world, and it is known as the Japanese cinnamon.

The Japanese cinnamon belongs to the laurel family, Lauraceae, and it is a species of the evergreen tree, native to the Japan, the Korea, the Taiwan and the eastern China, while it is known as the Japanese cinnamon. It is prized for its glossy, aromatic foliage and its compact, rounded, evergreen crown.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The Japanese cinnamon has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the horticulture and the forestry, since its glossy, aromatic foliage and its neat, evergreen crown have made it a valued tree of the parks and the gardens, and researchers have examined its growth, its hardiness and its value as an ornamental and a timber tree, while its elegant evergreen habit has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a tree of the mild garden. The plant has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products, since the bark and the leaves of the cinnamons contain a range of the aromatic compounds, and researchers have examined these constituents and their potential uses, while the chemistry of the cinnamomum trees has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the traditional use rather than a casual remedy. The species has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm woodlands of the eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the laurel trees has been of continuing interest. For a tree of such elegance, the Japanese cinnamon has a rich and continuing record of study.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the Japanese cinnamon is a generous tree of the woodland. Its glossy, evergreen foliage gives a year-round cover and a shelter to the birds, and its small fruits feed the birds and the wildlife, while it is a valued presence in the parks and the woodlands of the mild regions. The dense, glossy canopy gives a sheltered, cool corner of the garden in the heat of the summer, and the fallen leaves make a soft, fragrant mulch on the ground beneath.

Its economic value is real. The Japanese cinnamon is prized for its glossy, aromatic foliage and its neat, evergreen crown, and its value has drawn attention in the international horticultural and forestry press as a tree of the mild garden, while the aromatic bark and the leaves of the cinnamons have long been valued in the trade. For a grower, the Japanese cinnamon is a rewarding and elegant tree, and for a gardener it brings a glossy, aromatic, evergreen crown to the garden. The seeds are easy to start — sow them fresh in a pot of moist, free-draining compost, keep them gently watered in a warm, sheltered spot, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a glossy, elegant, evergreen tree.