Melia azedarach - Wikipedia
The main utility of chinaberry is its timber, which is of medium density and ranges in colour from light brown to dark red. In appearance it is readily confused with the unrelated Burmese teak (Tectona …
Facts About Growing Chinaberry Trees - Gardening Know How
Apr 16, 2021 · Chinaberry trees are resilient specimens and can be quite messy from the dropping berries and leaves. They spread easily, if allowed, and, as such, are classified as an invasive tree in …
Chinaberry Tree (Melia Azedarach): Leaves, Flowers, Bark, Fruit ...
Nov 5, 2021 · The chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach) is an ornamental deciduous tree with small, fragrant purple flowers, long compound leaves, and small yellow berries. A chinaberry tree is …
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Dec 5, 2025 · Despite the medicinal properties, it is also an allergen, and its fruit is toxic. Chinaberry has all the qualities of a successful weed. This plant is adaptable to many environmental conditions, is …
Melia azedarach (Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaball Tree, Chinaberry ...
Chinaberry has been used as an ornamental plant, shade tree and fuelwood. Unfortunately, chinaberry has all the qualities of a successful weed. This plant is adaptable to many environmental conditions, …
Chinaberry - Melia azedarach - Native Plant Society of Texas
Chinaberry was introduced in the mid-1800s from Asia as an ornamental. It is a fast-growing, deciduous tree that grows up to 50 feet tall with a trunk 2 feet in diameter.
Chinaberry, Persian Lilac, Bead Tree (Melia azedarach)
Chinaberry is a deciduous tree, native to North India and western and central China but it has become naturalized in tropical regions throughout the world. Chinaberry has attractive glossy-green serrated …
Chinaberry | plant, Melia species | Britannica
The chinaberry (Melia azedarach), also called bead tree and Persian lilac, is an ornamental Asian tree with round yellow fruits, often cultivated in many tropical and warm temperate areas.
Chinaberry Tree Care — Your One-stop Guide - Plantophiles
Sep 5, 2021 · Chinaberry is native to Southeast Asia and Australia and was introduced to the US in 1930. It has quickly risen to popularity as a landscaping tree species in the southern states.
MELIA AZEDARACH L. Chinaberry by F. T. Bonner 1 and Charles X. Grano 1 Other common names.-china-tree, bead treE Indian lilac, pride-of-India, umbrella chinaberr3 umbrella-tree.