Thai Botanic · Project plant supply
Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach for landscape projects. Review flowering character, tree form and specification guidance, then share your requirements with Thai Botanic.
Chinaberry, Persian lilac · Meliaceae · Deciduous tree
Fine lacy foliage and drooping panicles of scented lilac flowers, on a fast-growing, deeply drought-hardy frame. A close relative of neem and similarly undemanding, with considerably more ornamental value.
Specification
| Mature height | 7–15 m |
|---|---|
| Crown spread | 6–12 m (indicative) |
| Reference caliper grades | Confirm the required caliper and grade dimensions against the project specification. Caliper is measured 1 m above soil level. |
| Root-ball diameter | Up to approximately 65 cm for large trees; confirm for the selected grade. |
| Growth rate | Fast |
| Habit | Deciduous |
| Flowering | Scented lilac panicles in spring; yellow berries follow |
Landscape use
Street and car park planting, courtyards, dry-country parks and quick shade on difficult sites. The light open canopy casts dappled rather than dense shade, which suits underplanting.
Fast establishment and real drought hardiness make it valuable where shade is needed quickly and irrigation is limited. Best sited over planting or informal ground, where the berry fall settles naturally.
Site tolerance
| Drought | Very high |
|---|---|
| Salinity | Moderate to high (indicative) |
| Wind | Moderate |
| Soil | Poor, dry, alkaline and compacted soils. Very undemanding. |
| Heat | Very high — well suited to Gulf conditions |
| USDA zone | 7–11 — the most cold-hardy species in this catalogue |
Export notes
Supplied root-balled and wrapped. Best lifted in its leafless period, which suits transit well. Phytosanitary certification accompanies every shipment. See export and compliance, and how the root ball is built, wrapped and loaded for the container on our nursery site.
For available sizes and current stock in this species, message us on WhatsApp at +66 93 425 9892 or email contact@thaibotanic.com — or browse the species catalogue. This is one of the species we grow and supply regularly. If you are working to a programme, send the planting schedule and we will plan lifting and shipping around it. Where a design calls for something outside our usual range, we source it through the nursery network we have worked with for years, given reasonable notice.
Supply grades
| Grade | Min Height | Spread | Clear Trunk | GROWN IN | Caliper (mm) | Root-ball medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By specification | Confirm | Confirm | Confirm | Confirm | ≤100 | 100% coco peat |
| By specification | Confirm | Confirm | Confirm | Confirm | ≥101 | 30% soil / 70% coco peat |