Melia trees

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/pictures/p09/images/melia-azedarach-1.jpg

try that one, folks..... sorry, I still can't see what the prob is with viewing the pics

 

We've had this problem before where some can see something and some can't ... you remember a few incidents, surely, dendro? I particularly remember one!

 

Can see the picture now dendy - but have foregotton the thread question, sorry.

 

I remember, Lol, but I dn't remember why it happens - so I'm still none the wiser.....

The question was - is the photo in the first post a melia tree, and if not, what is it......

 

Here is an interesting link ...

http://www.forestfarmers.com.au/Species/M-azed.htm

Dendro, I particularly like the description of the leaves: Alternate, bipinnate, leaflets opposite?

I just thought, there are Melia trees where we are going today and possibly a Rowan ... camera ready!

 

Since it says the leaves are alternate, the pictures I've shown were deceptive...... and that isn't a reason for the tree not to be a Melia.

HOWEVER!!!! she says determined not to give in..... :D I think that as rowans are a lot more common around the UK than the melia, and as Pete said, his attempt was unsuccessful, with the tree not being hardy enough- it's not too likely that it would do well in Glasgow! Besides - it looks like a rowan!!

 

I bow down to your knowledge and wisdom, my Scottish thistle!

We didn't go to Alte today where the Melias (and possibly Rowan) are as K-G and hubby have been there before so took them to show them the mill we are not buying (as one would!) and then onward and upward through the mountains.

We stopped at a lovely place for lunch but no photos were taken as it was p*ssing down ... not that I'm complaing about that! It's on Stone Pine and Eucalyptus in that area anyway. Still trying to find a small Arbutus rooting for you!

 

Oh, woo, you may have hit on something there ... the Mountain Ash has red/orange berries and the Melia has cream berries ....

 

I couldn't see the "Daves Garden" pic dendy, has someone been trying to nick their pictures?

Havn't got any pics or orange ones Woo, but they come in most colours from dark purple to white.

 

Must add to this that the berries of the Melia, Persian Lilac (called a Chinaberry in America) are hard as rock, hence them being used in jewellery, etc.

 

I think you've just cracked that one, pete, my friend ... cream berries!

I'll still try to get a good photo of them here as they are heaving with berries at the moment.

 

Just to add to Pete's last comments about different coloured berries on rowans - here's Joseph Rock....

http://images.google.com/images?q=sorbus%20joseph%20rock&hl=en-GB&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Not one of my favourites - but a regular for designing gardens. I personally prefer the proper vivid orange, nearly red ones - and that's what I have in my garden!

We need gardengnom back !!

 

Just out of interest, (well I think its interesting), the top two pics are the same tree.
The dark red berry form was grafted onto the red, but the rootstock had grown from a sucker and the tree was roughly 50/50 dark red and the more common bright red.