PLANTS OF PERSIAN LILAC - MELIA AZEDARACH

Ornamental tree used for avenues, parks and gardens. Excellent shadow tree. Very fast growing. The fruits are food to birds. With the seeds rosary beads are made. From its leaves dyes for fabrics are made.

With a round canapy this deciduous tree grows up to 8-12m tall. Bright green oval leaves. Showy little purple flowers in spring. The fruit is a small pale yellow globe.

Adapts to any types of soils.

Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.