Cinnamon - Garden In Delight

Cinnamon

Plant Type: Edible Trees, Plants to Taste

Latin Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Family: Lauraceae

© Aluha | Dreamstime.com Cinnamon sticks in an Indian market, December 2012

© Michael Poe | Dreamstime.com Cinnamon tree leaves with some new shoots. The cinnamon spice we eat actually comes from the dried bark of the tree.

Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices.

Song of Songs 4:13-14

Find cinnamon in the NIV God's Word for Gardeners Bible near Joshua 15:61-62 as part of the "Lay of the Land" for the En Gedi landscape in the Garden Tour section, see also page a-16

© 2014 Shelley S. Cramm Baking with cinnamon, a common delight!

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus, 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil. Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil.

Exodus 30:22-25

Cultural Information

Type	Edible Tree
Height	30 feet
Soil	well-drained, acidic soil best
Exposure	full to part sun
Leaves	dark, evergreen, oblong
Flowers	small, creamy white, appear in mid-spring to summer
Fruit	inedible, dark berries

Planting Tips

Zone 10
Cinnamon is a tropical plant grown mostly in Southern India and Ceylon
Powdered spice is made from the inner bark of the trunk and branches
Grow as a container plant for novelty in the home garden, bring indoors in winter

Garden to Table

cinnamon is a common luxury, an exotic spice found abundantly in markets and baking recipes
flavor muffins, quickbreads, pies, cookies, and cakes with cinnamon
enjoy cinnamon sticks as garnish in hot cocoa, mulled cider, spiced coffee, tea, and lattes
add a dusting of cinnamon atop a swirl of whipped cream to warm drink or dessert
cinnamon-scented pot pourri infuses a room with thoughts of the holidays and home-baking
cinnamon sticks lend themselves easily to crafts and table decorations

More Research

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Though in common use today, cinnamon obtained by Moses for the anointing oil of the tabernacle would have been costly and precious. The delicious smell of cinnamon can remind us of the lavish gift we have in God’s unfailing love.

-from the NIV God's Word for Gardeners Bible

Exodus 30:22-25

Photo Credits

Photo 2: © Michael Poe | Dreamstime.com Cinnamon tree leaves with some new shoots. The cinnamon spice we eat actually comes from the dried bark of the tree.