Well, depends, do you THINK you have a cassia cinnamon or a cinnamomum zeylanicum? I have the latter and it's leaves have veins that are distinctively almost parallel, meaning monocotyledoneae I guess.

Cinamomum zeylanicum leaves when crushed are very fragant (for me they are very similar in shape to Chrysophilum caimito leaves).

You may also want to look into Camphor trees, Cinnamomum camphora. I've seen them sold as "cinnamon" due to their genus name, but you don't want to be using the bark of a Camphor for your seasoning...

Mike

Here is a link that might be useful: Identification of Camphor

I bought the tree at a yard sale. The tree I have that I know for sure is cinnamon (z) has cented leaves and bark. this tree does not have either. but they look so similar and the roots do smell a little like cinnamon.

Where are you at? I just don't possibly see someone selling a cinnamon tree at a yard sale... but I certainly don't know everything.... I am wondering if it isn't like a sassafras or something.

I have a few sassafras tree its not. this person was selling all kinds of tropicals out of his greenhouse.

maybe you could post a picture? Instead of guessing, people would KNOW what it is.