How to tend a Melia azedarach

Also known as: Melia florida Salisb., Melia floribunda Carrière, Melia flaccida Zipp. ex Span., Melia sempervirens (L.) Sw., Melia composita Benth., Melia commelini Medik. ex Steud., Melia cochinchinensis M.Roem., Melia chinensis Siebold ex Miq., Melia candollei Juss., Melia bukayun Royle, Melia bogoriensis Koord. & Valeton, Melia bombolo Welw., Melia robusta Roxb. & G.Don, Melia guineensis G.Don, Melia javanica M.Roem., Melia japonica G.Don, Melia orientalis M.Roem., Melia australis Sweet, Melia australasica Juss., Melia arguta DC., Melia angustifolia Schumach. & Thonn., Melia aethiopica Welw., Melia sambucina Blume, Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc., Melia superba Roxb., Azedara speciosa Raf., Azedarach commelini Medik., Azedarach deleteria Medik., Azedarach fraxinifolia Moench, Azedarach odoratum Noronha, Azedarach sempervirens (L.) Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens var. glabrior Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens f. incisodentata Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens f. longifoliola Kuntze, Azedarach sempervirens f. subdentata Kuntze, Melia azedarach var. glabrior C.DC., Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miq., Melia japonica var. semperflorens Makino, Melia azedarach var. intermedia (Makino) Makino, Melia azedarach var. toosendan (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino, Melia azedarach f. umbraculifera (G.W.Knox) Rehder, Melia azedarach var. umbraculifera G.W.Knox, Melia azedarach var. australasica DC., Melia azedarach var. sempervirens L., Azedarach sempervirens (L.) Otto & A.Dietr.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Need more fertilization, dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 2-3 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Asia
Category
Meliaceae, Melia
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-May, fruiting period October-December
Flower colors
purple, fruit yellow
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