- Pictures
- Origin
- Sri Lanka, India
- Harvest Time
- 2–3 years after planting (light bark harvests); optimal from year 4+. Harvest: Every 1–2 years after coppicing (new shoots are peeled for bark)
- Usage
- Culinary, Medicinal, Ornamental, Shade, Biomass, Pest repellent
- Perennial/Annual
- Perennial
- Growth Type
- Small-Tree
- Planting Distance
- 2.5–4 meters between trees
- Ingredients
- Cinnamon (Caramelized Ripe Jackfruit Strips), Cinnamon (Noni Smoothie), Cinnamon (Roselle Drink), Cinnamon (Mini Sweet Potato Casseroles), Cinnamon (Canistel Pie), Cinnamon (Pineapple Skin Tea)
- Nutritional Info
- Contains cinnamaldehyde, calcium, iron
- Strata Category
- Medium, High
- Harvest days
- Tuesday, 7. October - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 14. October - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 21. October - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 4. November - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 11. November - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 18. November - Weekly Food Basket
- Medicinal Uses
- Regulates blood sugar, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial
- Life Cycle
- Secondary, Climax
- Spanish Name
- Canela
- Recipes
- Roselle Drink, Pineapple Skin Tea
- Category
- Leafy greens & herbs
- Scientific Name
- Cinnamomum verum
- Edible parts
- Inner bark
Written by neighbors in the community guide. Last edited May 28, 2025.Open in Notion