Difference between revisions of "Toona sinensis"
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| − | + | '''''Toona sinensis''''' (syn. ''Cedrela sinensis'' A.Juss.; '''Chinese Mahogany''', '''Chinese Toon''', or '''Red Toon'''), is a species of ''[[Toona]]'' native to eastern and southeastern [[Asia]] | |
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| + | It is a [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 25 m tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter. The [[bark]] is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming scaly to shaggy on old trees. The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[pinnate]], 50–70 cm long and 30–40 cm broad, with 10–40 leaflets, the terminal leaflet usually absent (imparipinnate) but sometimes present; the individual leaflets 9–15 cm long and 2.5–4 cm broad, with an entire or weakly serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are produced in summer in [[panicle]]s 30–50 cm long at the end of a branch; each flower is small, 4–5 mm diameter, with five white or pale pink petals. The [[fruit]] is a [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] 2–3.5 cm long, containing several winged [[seed]]s.<ref>http://subject.forest.gov.tw/species/twtrees/book5/15.htm</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 28 April 2010
| Habit | tree
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| Height: | ⇕ | 40 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | deciduous, flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 6 to 11 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | white |
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Toona sinensis (syn. Cedrela sinensis A.Juss.; Chinese Mahogany, Chinese Toon, or Red Toon), is a species of Toona native to eastern and southeastern Asia
It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 m tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter. The bark is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming scaly to shaggy on old trees. The leaves are pinnate, 50–70 cm long and 30–40 cm broad, with 10–40 leaflets, the terminal leaflet usually absent (imparipinnate) but sometimes present; the individual leaflets 9–15 cm long and 2.5–4 cm broad, with an entire or weakly serrated margin. The flowers are produced in summer in panicles 30–50 cm long at the end of a branch; each flower is small, 4–5 mm diameter, with five white or pale pink petals. The fruit is a capsule 2–3.5 cm long, containing several winged seeds.[1]
Cultivation
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Pests and diseases
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Gallery
Leaf (unusual specimen with terminal leaflet)
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References
External links
- w:Toona sinensis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Toona sinensis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
