Name: Cinnamon/Cinnamomum cassia seeds 1kg
Brand: Shanghai Touchhealthy seeds shop
SKU: T152
Price: 200.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Plump fresh cassia cinnamon seeds maintain stable germination activity. Cinnamomum cassia, commonly called Chinese cinnamon, is a valuable evergreen aromatic tree native to southern China with dual economic value of medicinal spice and timber. It features thick leathery glossy leaves with unique strong fragrance, compact tree crown and straight trunk. Its dried bark is the well-known cinnamon spice widely used in seasoning, herbal medicine and essential oil extraction, with high market value.

This tree prefers warm and humid subtropical climate, belongs to partial shade species. Seedlings are afraid of blazing direct sunlight, while mature trees need adequate sunlight to improve bark oil content and quality. It can endure short-term low temperature around -2℃, but long-lasting frost and snow will cause branch withering and seedling death. It has moderate drought resistance and good tolerance to barren mountain soil, and its dense root system effectively fixes loose soil to prevent landslide and water loss. Fresh seeds must be sown timely, as vitality declines rapidly after long-term dry storage. It is widely planted for commercial cinnamon bark base forests, southern barren mountain ecological restoration, windbreak shelterbelts, courtyard evergreen shade trees and aromatic landscape forests. It grows best in deep, loose, organic-rich slightly acidic sandy loam. Low-lying waterlogged land and hardened heavy alkaline clay soil must be avoided to prevent fatal root rot. Daily maintenance is manageable, only need partial shade protection for saplings, timely drainage in rainy seasons and regular diluted organic fertilizer topdressing in growing periods, a multi-purpose tree integrating spice production, medicinal application, timber use and ecological protection.

Planting Instructions

Soil Preparation
Mix leaf humus soil, coarse river sand and decomposed organic fertilizer evenly to make loose breathable slightly acidic planting substrate. Build raised seedbeds for sowing to accelerate rainwater drainage and avoid long-term soil over-humidity. Compact alkaline sticky clay soil restricts root breathing and is not suitable for seedling cultivation.
Seed Pre-treatment
Cassia cinnamon seeds have weak physiological dormancy, no long-term low-temperature sand stratification required. Remove the outer fleshy pulp of ripe fruit completely first, screen out shriveled, worm-eaten and floating empty seeds via water selection. Disinfect full healthy seeds with weak potassium permanganate solution for half an hour, then soak in clean room-temperature water for 2 to 3 days until seeds fully absorb water and expand slightly. Sowing within one month after seed collection achieves the highest germination rate; temporary storage can adopt wet sand shallow layer preservation in cool and ventilated place.
Sowing Method
Adopt drill sowing on seedbeds, bury seeds 1–2cm deep in moist substrate, cover thin fine soil on surface and gently compact top layer, water thoroughly once after sowing. Seedling stage must install sunshade net for 70% shading to block strong midday sunlight and prevent tender young leaves from scorching. When seedlings grow several pairs of true leaves, transplant them into nutrient bags for container raising, greatly improving survival rate of later mountain afforestation fixed planting. Spring temperature stable rising period is the optimal sowing season.
Germination Condition
Keep substrate slightly moist without standing water, optimal germination temperature ranges from 20℃ to 32℃. Concentrated seedling emergence will be finished within 20–90 days after sowing. Cover breathable plastic film before germination for heat and moisture retention, open the film regularly for ventilation to avoid high-humidity seedling damping-off and mildew disease.
Daily Maintenance
Watering frequency: Seedling stage keep soil evenly damp, water once every 2–4 days in hot dry summer, once a week in mild spring and autumn. Adult trees water once every 5–7 days under continuous drought; stop watering on rainy days and drain all accumulated ponding completely.
Drought tolerance: Moderate drought resistance. After root system fully developed in the second year, it can withstand short seasonal dry spells, only need supplementary irrigation under extreme prolonged high temperature.
Pest & Disease Prevention
Common diseases: Root rot caused by waterlogging, leaf brown spot in rainy humid season. Common pests: longhorn beetles boring trunks, leaf-eating caterpillars damaging foliage.
Control methods: Strictly control watering volume to guarantee soil permeability; prune overly dense inner branches to enhance air circulation; remove diseased leaves and weak plants timely and spray low-toxicity fungicide for fungal diseases; cut off pest-damaged branches and apply safe conventional pesticides to eliminate borers and leaf pests.
Other routine management: Partial scattered light is the best growing condition for young trees; full sunlight is acceptable for mature trees to promote spice quality. Trim disorderly branches annually to cultivate straight main trunk. Apply diluted balanced compound fertilizer twice in spring and summer every year to accelerate trunk thickening and leaf flourishing.

Specification

Plant Name: Cassia Cinnamon / Chinese Cinnamon
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum cassia
Plant Type: Warm-loving subtropical evergreen medicinal spice economic tree
Mature Height: 8–15 Meters
Fruiting Period: Black fruits ripen in late spring, seedlings can harvest cinnamon bark after 3–4 years
Germination Temperature: 20–32℃
Growing Temperature: -2℃ ~ 37℃, easily damaged by continuous frost
Light Requirement: Partial Shade for seedlings / Full Sun for mature trees
Soil: Deep loose well-drained slightly acidic loam, prohibit long-term waterlogging
Planting Difficulty: Moderate
Core Features: Valuable edible and medicinal cinnamon bark, aromatic evergreen foliage, good slope anti-erosion capacity, ideal for southern economic spice forest and landscape greening construction

FAQ

Q1: Can cassia cinnamon survive outdoor winter in northern China?

A1: It cannot survive open-field winter in northern regions. It can only bear short-term slight frost, long-term freezing weather will lead to whole plant death. It is suitable for outdoor planting in frost-free southern provinces such as Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Yunnan and Hainan; northern areas can only be potted and moved indoors for winter protection.

Q2: Do cinnamon seeds need cold moist sand stratification?

A2: Not necessary. Only peeling pulp, disinfection and water soaking can break slight dormancy. Using fresh seeds for timely sowing is the core factor of high germination rate.

Q3: What are the two most critical planting taboos?

A3: Long-term soil water accumulation causes irreversible root rot death; seedling stage strong direct sunlight leads to leaf burn and growth retardation.

Q4: What are the main application values of mature cinnamon trees?

A4: Bark harvested as cinnamon spice for cooking and herbal medicine, leaves for aromatic essential oil extraction, straight timber for furniture and craft making, developed root system for hillside ecological soil fixation and windbreak forest.

Q5: Is it suitable for novice growers?

A5: Suitable for beginners in suitable warm climate zones. Key operation points: fresh seed timely sowing, slightly acidic well-drained loose soil and seedling stage shading management.

Cinnamon/Cinnamomum cassia seeds 1kg

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