Chinaberry Tree Bonsai

Melia azedarach commonly known as the chinaberry tree pride of india bead tree cape lilac syringa berrytree persian lilac indian lilac or white cedar is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family meliaceae that is native to indomalaya and australasia.
Chinaberry tree bonsai. This tree s fruit is poisonous to humans. Chinaberry is a deciduous tree in the meliaceae or mahogany family with purplish reddish bark. Last winter my neighbor was going to prune two branches 1 5 2 inch off his tree. Stems can vary in coloration from olive green and brown to a purplish red.
Leaves are alternate and 2 to 3 times compound 8 to 18 inches. These trees work as bonsai just as well as an acacia. The leaves are called odd pinnate leaves. The leaves are up to 50 centimetres 20 in long alternate long petioled two or three times compound odd pinnate.
Growing chinaberry trees melia azedarach have a dense spreading habitat attaining heights of between 30 to 50 feet tall 9 15 m and hardy in usda zones 7 11. Branches foliage and roots all grow fast on these things. Bead tree persian lilac chinaberry tree indian lilac pride of india white cedar vaymboo drek bakain media nim origin. I convinced him to let me air layer them.
The cambium healed back all around except for one spot on each branch. Chinaberry melia azedarach is a fast growing deciduous tree that reaches 30 to 50 feet tall and has a canopy that is usually 20 feet in diameter. 09 20 03 host steve owens explains the difference between soapberry and chinaberry trees. The leaflets are dark green above and lighter green below with serrate margins.
It is able to grow to 50 feet in height although trees less than 30 feet in height are more common. Moorhead silviculture professor uga warnell school brief chinaberry trees melia azedarach grows commonly 20 to 40 feet up to 50 feet tall in the se us often on field edges and fence rows it is not often found in large populations within pine stands. India northern australia this graceful fast growing and hardy tree combines a great number of wonderful qualities beautiful fragrant lilac flowers fancy foliage landscape and and medicinal use. David dickens forest productivity professor and david j.
The flowers are small and fragrant with five pale purple or lilac petals growing in clusters. Leaflets have serrated edges and are 1 to 3 inches long. I did it in a rush and nearly botched them both. All around the tree grows amazingly fast.
The tree is often made of several smaller trunks because it is able to readily sprout from the roots.