200pcs Chinese Toon vegetables seeds indoor home bonsai outdoor garden Toona sinensis plants courtyard Tree

200pcs/lot  celery vegetables bonsai seeds Chinese Toon (Toona sinensis (A.Juss.) Roem,Cedrella sinensis ) ther names: Chinese Toon shoots, Chinese toon buds, Chinese toon leaves, Chinese cedar, Chinese mahogany cedar, Xiang Chun (Ya), Xiangchun (ya), Hsiang Tsun.Chinese Toon North Red: Purple type. Crispy, delicious, aromatic. Vigorous growing. Tolerant to low temperature, but proper protection is needed to survive extreme low temperature in winter in some area in Canada and north sates of US. Keep the seeds in cool and dry place. Immediate use is recommended.About Chinese Toon: Chinese toon is a perennial hardwood, which is a member of Meliaceae family. The young leaves and shoots can be used as a vegetable called Hsiang Chun Ya (Xiang Chun Ya ) in China and thus Chinese toon is known as a "tree vegetable" . The fresh young leaves and shoots contain 84% water, 9.8% protein, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B1 and B2, and are rich in aromatic substances. They are uniquely aromatic and therefore excellent for stir fry ( especially with egg ), salad, fry, pickling, seasoning, etc. This plant is a native of China, and China is the only country where Chinese toon young leaves and shoots are used as vegetable. Chinese toon  is also used in Chinese traditional medicine. So Chinese toon is widely planted in China.Basically, there are two kinds of Chinese toon. One is called Purple Chinese toon, of which the young leaves and buds are a purple or dark red color, the skin is gray brown, the branches stretch out. The young shoots are strongly aromatic, rich in lipid, less fibrous. Green Chinese toon is  another one. The plant stands up. The skin is green gray. The young shoots are  less aromatic and  contain less lipid.Chinese toon is suitable for sandy but fertile soil. Tolerant to humidity to some extent. The favorable pH is pH 5.5-pH 8.0.  It is good for areas with annual average temperature between 8 C° and 10 C°. Its tolerance to cold increases with its age.During last decade, protective cultivation of Chinese toon (e. g. plastic tunnel, greenhouse) was developed and widely used so that the fresh Chinese toon vegetable can be supplied in the winter, especially during Chinese New Year holidays. An increasing portion of Chinese toon products (pickled, canned, dehydrated, but not fresh ) are exported overseas.Chinese toon seeds can also be used for sprouting. Chinese toon sprouts are a nutritional, healthy gourmet vegetable and are more and more popular in China.Seed pre-treating and germination: As the seeds are somewhat difficult to germinate, it is recommended the seeds be soaked in warm water (around 25C° ) 24 hours. Change the water 4 times during the soaking. Optimum germination temperature is 25C°.  Direct seeding is possible, however germination may not good. Seed depth: 0.5 cm. Keep the soil moist by spraying with water when necessary.Seed storage: Chinese toon seeds must be kept dry and at low temperature. We recommend to use the seeds as soon as possible when you get them since the seeds lose viability rapidly.