Description
Flowering cinnamon tree in Sri Lanka. Various environmental factors contribute to the thriving growth of this spice tree. Firstly, the high average temperature of twenty-five to thirty degrees, then annual rainfall of at least two thousand millimetres and finally sandy soils with a high quartz content. The plantations, which do not require any special care, are laid out as dense nurseries. The farmers are content with occasional hoeing, weeding and fertilising with natural substances such as manure or copra residues. However, the tree must be pruned regularly to prevent it from growing too tall. The cinnamon tree then develops numerous root-based side shoots and takes on a shrub-like form. The cinnamon tree is propagated by seeds, cuttings and offshoots. – 1990
Description
Flowering cinnamon tree in Sri Lanka. Various environmental factors contribute to the thriving growth of this spice tree. Firstly, the high average temperature of twenty-five to thirty degrees, then annual rainfall of at least two thousand millimetres and finally sandy soils with a high quartz content. The plantations, which do not require any special care, are laid out as dense nurseries. The farmers are content with occasional hoeing, weeding and fertilising with natural substances such as manure or copra residues. However, the tree must be pruned regularly to prevent it from growing too tall. The cinnamon tree then develops numerous root-based side shoots and takes on a shrub-like form. The cinnamon tree is propagated by seeds, cuttings and offshoots. – 1990
