Plant Height
2-8 ftVariety-specific habit
vegetable
Chinese Toon Seeds
$6.69
Seeds for your next garden project, with planting guidance to help you get started.
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Growing at a Glance
Plan your vegetable patch with the sowing season, spacing and growing conditions for this crop.
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Planting Season
FallFollow local frost dates
USDA Zone
Zone 2~12Selected for USA gardens
Germination
5-14 DaysKeep evenly moist
Days to Maturity
60-120 DaysVariety dependent
Plant Spacing
8-18 inAllow healthy airflow
Growing Difficulty
EasyGrowing support available
Harvest Profile
Know how this crop grows and when to pick it for your kitchen.
Crop Type
OtherThe vegetable group this variety belongs to
Growth Habit
UprightVariety-specific plant structure
Harvest Window
60-120 DaysTypical harvest timing
Harvest Stage
Full Size, Dry/Mature SeedBest stage for picking
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About this seed
Why gardeners choose this variety
Chinese toon is a tree with a leaf-vegetable tradition. Tender shoots of Toona sinensis, known in Chinese cooking as xiangchun, are valued for their distinctive aroma and used in cooked preparations. This gives it a very different kitchen role from ordinary annual greens or the unrelated tree of heaven.
Raise the seedlings as a long-term useful-tree project, planning for the mature woody form and a managed harvest system. Only correctly identified tender shoots should be prepared for food, using appropriate cooking guidance. Do not infer that all mature leaves, bark or seeds share that use. The plant connects seasonal shoot harvest with tree cultivation, so its eventual space requirements deserve attention before it is placed in a small vegetable bed.
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