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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Melia azedarach
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Chinaberry Tree
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Meliaceae
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6
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Fast-growing, rounded to upright and spreading tree.
ADAPTABILITY:
Adapts well to poor soils. Invasive.
FUNCTIONS:
Shade tree.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Weak wooded, short-lived, comes up from seed where it is not wanted.
NATIVE RANGE:
Himalayan region of Asia.
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 7-10 (cultivar and species dependent)
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Umbraculiformis'- upright and spreading, umbrella-shaped.
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