Cinnamon

Common Name: Cinnamon

Botanical Name: Cinnamomun zeylanicum

Family: Lauraceae

Origin: Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Avg. Height x Width: 12' x 15'

Damage Temp: 30 - 32 F

Cinnamon is an evergreen shrub or small tree with dark, leathery, aromatic leaves. In cultivation, young trees are cut back twice a year and sucker shoots develop from the roots. These long slender shoots furnish the bark that is the commercial product. The leaves are used in tea. Cinnamon is a very popular culinary spice and it is also used in candy, gum, incense, toothpaste and perfumes. The oil is used in medicine as a carminative, antiseptic, astringent and as the source of cinnamon extract.