The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Chinese-toon, Chinese cedrela

Family: Meliaceae (mahogany family)

Synonym: Cedrela sinensis

Distribution: China

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: USDA Zone 5

Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub

Usage: Timber

Comments: A very fast-growing, upright oval deciduous tree suitable for sites with poor, rocky, dry soil. In native habitat grows 30-40' tall, nearly as wide but probably more around 20' in Ohio. Summer leaves are glossy green, pinnately compound. Has survived -25F. Panicles of white flowers occur in June. Fruits are capsules containing winged seeds.