Ceylon Organic Cinnamon Seeds (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum = Verum) True Cinnamon Seeds
What is True cinnamon?
This cinnamon product comes from Sri Lanka. The source is the Cinnamomum verum tree under the family Lauraceae.
Naturally dried inner bark of the tree comes to the market through a hand crafted process.
The final product is available as a valuable spice that contains sweet taste and confirmed health advantages.
Soils and Climatic needs
Soils
Cinnamon can be grown in various types of soils varying from silver sands in Negambo to loamy and lateritic gravelly soils in Southern costal belt and interior.The bark quality is influenced by soil and climatic factors and the best quality cinnamon is produced in white sandy soil in Negombo area.
However, the most expensive grade of cinnamon called “Alba” is mainly produced by very skillful peelers and they are the lowest diameter quills (6 mm) only fill with one or two inner fillings with super quality. Cinnamon needs a deep soil but cinnamon roots can penetrate even through the cracks of the parent material to deeper layers.
Climate
Cinnamon is commercially grown in coastal belts in Sri Lanka and spread to interior part of the country where elevation is increased up to about 250 above MSL. Naturally cinnamon has been found in central hilly area of Sri Lanka the elevation increased up to about 500m amsl. Until to date it can be found in Sinharaja and Knuckles forest reserve. Wet zone is ideal for the successful growth of cinnamon but it can be grown commercially in Intermediate zones of mid and low country, where annual rainfall is more than 1750mm. However it is not suitable for areas with prolong dry periods.
Cinnamon is sun loving plant and high sun shine is needed.The most suitable temperature is between 25˚C- 32˚C .Rainfall should be in the region of 1,750-3,500 mm per annum.
What is True cinnamon?
This cinnamon product comes from Sri Lanka. The source is the Cinnamomum verum tree under the family Lauraceae.
Naturally dried inner bark of the tree comes to the market through a hand crafted process.
The final product is available as a valuable spice that contains sweet taste and confirmed health advantages.
Soils and Climatic needs
Soils
Cinnamon can be grown in various types of soils varying from silver sands in Negambo to loamy and lateritic gravelly soils in Southern costal belt and interior.The bark quality is influenced by soil and climatic factors and the best quality cinnamon is produced in white sandy soil in Negombo area.
However, the most expensive grade of cinnamon called “Alba” is mainly produced by very skillful peelers and they are the lowest diameter quills (6 mm) only fill with one or two inner fillings with super quality. Cinnamon needs a deep soil but cinnamon roots can penetrate even through the cracks of the parent material to deeper layers.
Climate
Cinnamon is commercially grown in coastal belts in Sri Lanka and spread to interior part of the country where elevation is increased up to about 250 above MSL. Naturally cinnamon has been found in central hilly area of Sri Lanka the elevation increased up to about 500m amsl. Until to date it can be found in Sinharaja and Knuckles forest reserve. Wet zone is ideal for the successful growth of cinnamon but it can be grown commercially in Intermediate zones of mid and low country, where annual rainfall is more than 1750mm. However it is not suitable for areas with prolong dry periods.
Cinnamon is sun loving plant and high sun shine is needed.The most suitable temperature is between 25˚C- 32˚C .Rainfall should be in the region of 1,750-3,500 mm per annum.
LK, Kaluthara