Melia azedarach - White Cedar, Chinaberry, Bead Tree, Rosary Tree, Persian Lilac

The Chinaberry is a fast-growing, extemely modest tree with pinnate leaves similar to the ones of an ash tree. The flowers appear in spring and come with a smell of lilac. In autumn, these are followed by decorative multiple-fruits with orange-coloured berries. Its unformal crown provides shade, making it a popular tree for alleys, parks and gardens in many arid areas. Names like Persian Lilac or Chinaberry indicate its worldwide popularity. In our country, the deciduous Chinaberry is an attraction not only in big winter gardens. It is rather hardy and can be planted in a wind-protected place in the garden. It prefers sandy and well-draining soil and as a young plant should have a winter-protection. By the way: its name Rosary Tree derives from the hard seeds that in earlier times were used to make rosaries

Quality: fragrant flowers; attractive berries; elegant pinnate leaves; shade tree; modest & easy to care
Verwendung: iin pots from April to October outside on balcony, terrace and in the garden - during winter indoors; all year in an unheated greenhouse; planted in the garden (with winter-protection)