From my garden :D

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Here are 2 more photos. Do you know what these are? :)
 
lastmanstanding said:
Correct. It's cinnamon. The real one.
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How long would it be before it becomes woody enough to harvest the bark from it?

I bought some Sri Lankan 'true' cinnamon the other day and haven't tried it yet. I'm looking forward to tasting the difference. It was only very recently that I read that all these years I haven't (probably) been using the real thing.
 
vernplum said:
How long would it be before it becomes woody enough to harvest the bark from it?

I bought some Sri Lankan 'true' cinnamon the other day and haven't tried it yet. I'm looking forward to tasting the difference. It was only very recently that I read that all these years I haven't (probably) been using the real thing.
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Usually it takes around 3 years to start harvesting. But when the tree is big enough you can harvest twice a year. The bark of the young trees is green in colour and when it turns brown it's ready for cutting. (It's raining now. I'll post a photo in a few minutes when the rain ceases).
Pure Sri Lanka cinnamon has a smooth yet strong flavour but some sellers mix the wild cinnamon and that lowers the quality.
 
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This is a cinnamon plant. The left branch is old enough to be cut while the right hand side is still green and not ready.
 
Well I'm thinking there is some kind of spice in the pods but I've not seen anything like them before...
 
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