Cassia Cinnamon

Family (Lauraceae)

Native to China and Vietnam

 Cinnamon Bark Tree
Cinnamomum aromaticum

          The entire world is familiar with the sweet and pungent taste of cinnamon. Cinnamon is the common name for the trees and shrubs that belong to the genus Cinnamomum of the Laurel family (Lauraceae).

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Cassia Cinnamon

Cinnamon Bark Tree

Spices were rare in antiquity, because they came from distant lands and travel was difficult. They were regarded as gifts fit for royalty and potentates.

                  This spice was imported from China to Egypt as early as 2000 B.C.E.

      Later, it was commonly used on funeral pyres in Rome. In 65 C.E., Emperor Nero is said to have burned a year’s supply of cinnamon at his wife’s funeral.

Height: 20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade

Bloom Color: Pale Yellow

Bloom Time: Late Fall/Early Winter

Foliage: Evergreen

  Cinnamomum aromaticum is the source of cinnamon that we commonly buy. Cinnamon has been a favorite spice since biblical times, and since then has evolved many uses. It has played key roles in nutrition, medicine, religion, and the botanical economy. Cinnamon is a major product sold in the U.S. in any given grocery store. It can be bought in its pure form as cinnamon sticks, spice, or oil.

  Cassia cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum) is a close relative to cinnamon (C. verum, C. zeylanicum), Saigon cinnamon (C. loureiroi, also known as "Vietnamese cinnamon"), camphor laurel (C. camphora), malabathrum (C. tamala), and Indonesian cinnamon (C. burmannii). As with these species, the dried bark of cassia is used as a spice.

         Cassia cinnamon's flavor is less delicate than that of true cinnamon; for this reason, the less expensive cassia is sometimes called "bastard cinnamon".

           Whole branches and small trees are harvested for cassia bark, unlike the small shoots used in the production of cinnamon; this gives cassia bark a much thicker and rougher texture than that of true cinnamon.

 

Cassia Cinnamon

  Various varieties of cinnamon exist, only two of which are commercially popular: plain cinnamon -Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Cassia cinnamon - Cinnamomum aromaticum, native to Burma and South China (not to be confused the Cassia plant). The spice cinnamon is obtained from the young bark of the branches.

            The two differ in appearance in the fact that the bark of cinnamon is thin and yellowish-brown, and the bark of Cassia is thicker and gray in color.

            Cinnamomum zeylanicum possesses the stronger aroma, but to deduce the form of the plant from the appearance of the spice is practically impossible.

                Cinnamon spice comes primarily from the Sri Lankan cinnamon known as Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Obtained from this tree by drying the central part of the bark, which is then sold in stick or powdered form.

            The cinnamon oil is extracted from the waste products of drying and the pointed black fruits of this tree. This oil is used for medicinal purposes or flavoring.

          Most of the cinnamon spice sold as cinnamon in the United States and Canada (where true cinnamon is still generally unknown) is actually cassia. In some cases, cassia is labeled "Chinese cinnamon" to distinguish it from the more expensive Cinnamomum zeylanicum.

       Cassia bark is cinnamon flavored and also used for a variety of medicinal purposes. Leaves also have some medicinal oil qualities. The trunk is smooth and whitish bark of this tree has a very strong cinnamon scent. The aromatic bark of this tree is ground to make commercial cinnamon, the leaves are used to make perfumes, and the dried, unripe fruits are used in cooking, similar to cloves.

Cinnamon Bark Tree

                 The Cassia Cinnamon tree is an attractive small tree, up to to 10–15 m tall, with grayish bark and hard elongated leaves that are 10–15 cm long and have a decidedly reddish color when young.

             Mature foliage is shiny, light green leaves which can be four to seven inches long. New leaves emerge pale to pinkish.

              The flowers are inconspicuous, and the panicles of the yellowish flowers are usually longer than the leaves. These panicles bear pointed black fruits from which cinnamon oil is extracted.

              The cinnamon sticks are made from the bark of the tree and are rolled naturally when the bark is sun-dried.

      The tree grows best in deep, well-drained, moist soils.

Cinnamomum aromaticum

 

    

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