Mountain Cedar (Toona ciliata)

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

Toona ciliata, otherwise known as Mountain Cedar, Australian Red Cedar, or Red Cedar, is a vigorous, deciduous tree growing about 20 - 35 m in height and up to 300 cm in trunk diameter. It can be found in East Asia. The crown is rounded, spreading, and dense. The root system is also spreading. The trunk can be buttressed of up to 3.5 m tall. The leaves can be cooked and consumed as food.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. — Leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Common to abundant in shade or open habitats: valleys, ravines, woods, thickets, forests, hillsides, mountaintops, slopes, near rivers and streams, especially throughout Yunnan, at elevations of 400 - 2,800 metres. (Zone 9)