Scientific Name: Toona ciliata (was Toona australis)
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Pronunciation:TOON-ah sill-ee-AH-tah
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Common Name:Red Cedar
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Derivation:Toona: from Toon, the Indian name for the tree; ciliata: from the Latin ciliatus, having fine hairs, resembling an eyelash, at the margin of the leaves.
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Type:
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Family:MELIACEAE
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Flowers:White. October to November
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Fruit:Brown capsule splitting into 5 segments
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Vegetation Type:Good specimens in grounds of Futures Centre, Pomona. Opposite Kin Kin pub. Sub-tropical rainforest and scrubby areas, often bordering rivers and stream banks.
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Species List:Fraser Island, Johns, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Kin Kin Arboretum, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes
Timber A highly prized cabinet timber rare because of exploitation. During European settlement cedar getters preceded farmer settlers in many districts. The cedar tip moth has rendered this tree unusable for plantation timber.||
Identification Notes
Bark grey/brown scaly fissured. Branchlets usually smooth with a few lenticels. Leaf scars distinct. Rachis tip not extended. Terminal leaflet present on juvenile leaves . ||The Australian population was formerly treated as distinct species under the name T. australis.||
Landscaping Notes
Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Noosa Council Preferred Species list . ||Fast growing in moist well-drained soil.||Propagation is from fresh seed, ripening from January-March, and germinating easily.||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||