Melia azedarach - Persian lilac

Persian lilac (Melia azedarach), also called chinaberry, is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to Asia, from N. India to China, and naturalized in the Mediterranean and other warm regions.¹ Its cooked young leaves are eaten as a bitter pot-herb, but its fruit is poisonous and has caused fatalities, especially in children, so it should not be eaten.¹ It grows to about 9 m tall and 9 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Wood¹
• Fuel¹
• Insect repellent¹

Type

• Tree
• Deciduous

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	9
Diameter (m)	9

Footnotes

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