Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora)

Family: Lauraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots and leaves - cooked. Some caution is suggested because there is a report that the plant is poisonous in large quantities. The old leaves are dried and used as a spice. — Young shoots and leaves - cooked.; Some caution is suggested because there is a report that the plant is poisonous in large quantities.; The old leaves are dried and used as a spice.

Habitat & North American Range

Banks of streams in China, to elevations of 750 metres. (Zone 9)