Chinese Toon Trees

Chinese Toon Trees [Toona sinensis] or [Cedrella sinensis]
This is a beautiful pink tree at Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens, in Santa Barbara. There was no name on it like most of the plants in the gardens, and every time we go lately we see people trying to figure out what it is. Thanks to the Internet we were able to track it down.Apparently the bright pink foliage is a springtime thing. If you look closely at the plants you can see them starting to fade to green at places.
This plant is actually used as a vegetable and in traditional Chinese medicine. 'Course that would not be the woody parts. They use them as young shoots, or even smaller, like bean sprouts.
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Feedback for Chinese Toon Trees:
| #1fan | April 20, 2006 12:59 pm |
| Pink Trees too beautiful to eat. | |
| I love these trees. They remind me of something I'd see in a dream. The color is so unexpected I'd think they sky wouldnt be blue but maybe teal with golden clouds. Anyway,they are way too beautiful to eat. However did you figure out what they are?, they look like birch trees or very tall Heavenly bamboo. |
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| KADRA | December 13, 2006 7:51 am |
| Toon Leaf is it antioxidant ? | |
| Toon leaf what is the chinese name? I read an article and says it is an antioxidant content and anti cancer benefit therefore i am looking for the chinese name if possible . Thank You | |
| Bill Heller | December 13, 2006 10:04 pm |
| Antioxidant | |
| I don't know what the chinese name is but... From what I can find it seems to be rich in Vitamin-A, and some kinds of Vitamin-A from plants [provitamin A carotenoids] (as opposed to A found in animals [preformed vitamin A]) "have been shown to function as antioxidants in laboratory studies; however, this role has not been consistently demonstrated in humans" according to the National Institute of Health... http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamina.asp If you are looking for an anti-cancer treatment I have heard good things about Essiac Tea. Although they say there is no "clinical proof in humans" there is also not much motivation for clinical studies of herbs that you could buy over the counter and can not be patented by a large corporation. But, it could hardly hurt. |
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| Ci Ci | October 9, 2007 7:54 am |
| The Chinese Name for Toon Tree is 香椿树 |
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| Bill Heller | October 10, 2007 5:54 pm |
| Chinese Name | |
| Thanks Ci Ci! For anyone curious who does not have the right fonts installed to read that... ![]() |
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