On Chinaberrytree trees that have been cut, fasciation (change from relatively round stem to relatively flat stem) may occur on 4- to 5-foot (1-2 m) long, branched segments. Occasionally,Ĭhinaberrytree is shrub-like (, review by ). The largest recorded Chinaberrytree tree occurs in Hawaii and is 75 feet (23 m) in height, 18.6 feet (5.64 m) in circumference, and has a 96-foot (29 m) canopy spread.

It may grow to about 70 feet (20 m) tall. With about a 20-inch (60 cm) diameter (DBH). In North America,Ĭhinaberrytree typically grows from 32 feet (9.8 m) In Australia, Chinaberrytree is semi-evergreen. Keys for identification are available (e.g., ).Īboveground: In North America, Chinaberrytree is a deciduous tree (reviews by ) that typically has a single trunk Īnd a rounded crown (, reviews by ). Miller, USDA Forest Service, īotanical description: This description covers characteristics that may be relevant to fire ecology and is not meant for identification. īOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS SPECIES: Melia azedarach In one instance,Ĭhinaberrytree formed impenetrable patches of vegetation in combination with pokeweed ( Phytolacca sp.) and boneset ( Eupatorium sp.) on an island off the coast of Texas. , an oak-sweetgum upland forest that had been logged ,Īnd upland grasslands (Randall and Rice unpublished cited by ). Pine-oak forest ( Pinus spp.- Quercus spp.) dominated by shortleaf pine ( P. In Texas, Chinaberrytree occurred in an upland ( Populus spp.) dominated floodplain forest. In New Mexico, Chinaberrytree occurred in a cottonwood. Netleaf hackberry ( Celtis reticulata), eastern swampprivet ( Forestiera acuminata) In riparian and floodplain forests, Chinaberrytree occurs with live oak, pecan ( Carya illinoensis), South-central and Southwestern United States: In one study, Chinaberrytree occurred in abandoned agricultural fields infested with In Florida, it has occasionallyīeen collected in oak hammocks and pine flatwoods Īnd may establish in wet grasslands in areas where fire has been excluded (review by ). Occurs with a variety of overstory species including longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris) , Southeastern United States: Chinaberrytree To provide a broad description of its common associates in North America. Information on specific habitat types and plant communitiesĪssociated with Chinaberrytree is lacking however, a sufficient amount of incidental information is available Occurs in coniferous, deciduous, and mixed riparian/floodplain forests ,

and spreads to disturbed sites and wildlands.Ĭhinaberrytree often occurs around human habitation or on sites associated with anthropogenic disturbance Chinaberrytree readily escapes cultivation In North America, it was initially introduced in 1830 to South CarolinaĪnd Georgia as an ornamental (review by ). Ĭhinaberrytree has been cultivated and planted in many parts of the world since theġ6th century. (reviews by ), and other warm-temperature parts of the world. To North America, Chinaberrytree occurs as a nonnative in Mexico, Argentina The Himalayan region (, review by ), Burma, and Malaysia Chinaberrytree is considered native to southeasternĪsia, specifically central and western China, northern India (review by ), Plants Database provides a map of Chinaberrytree's distribution within the United States.īecause Chinaberrytree has been extensively cultivated around the world, its nativeĭistribution is uncertain. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. In southern forests, its estimated cover is greatest in Recommended for highway planting in Nevada and may occur there. In Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri and New York. To Virginia and west to central California. It occurs throughout the southern United States north Information on state-level noxious weed status of plants in the United States is available atĭISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE SPECIES: Melia azedarachĬhinaberrytree is a nonnative tree in North America. Occur in North America: 'Umbraculiformis' (, review by ), The scientific name of Chinaberrytree is Melia azedarach L. Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Photo by Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia,

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