Suren (Toona sureni)

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

Suren, Toona sureni, is a fast-growing, deciduous tree growing about 40 to 60 m in height and up to 100 cm in trunk diameter. It has a wide, spreading, and dense crown and usually buttressed trunk that can be branchless for up to 25 m. It is commonly grown throughout East Asia. Other common names include surian, limpaga, iron redwood, and red cedar.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. — Young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

A canopy tree in primary forest, but is more common in secondary forest, often on riparian hillsides and slopes, at elevations from 700 - 1,700 metres. Open hillsides, occasional in ravines, forests, and woods. (Zone 9)