The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

Without examining closer I’d suggest that you probably haave a Melia azeradach .. white cedar in common parlance

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

melia azedarach?

roughbarked said:

Without examining closer I’d suggest that you probably haave a Melia azeradach .. white cedar in common parlance

thanks.

The berries are toxic to humans and other mammals.

roughbarked said:

The berries are toxic to humans and other mammals.

yes, I read up on it. But the leaves can be used as an insect repellent in the pantry!

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

Are these the ones that drop yellow seeds everywhere, and have a bit of a tendency to sucker?

Reading on…

Ahh, just did a Google Image search on Melia azeradach, and it looks like it is the one with the yellow berries. I don’t think I’ll even try committing that name to memory, it won’t work!!

They’re a fairly common street tree around here, but I don’t think I’d care for one myself.

bon008 said:

Ahh, just did a Google Image search on Melia azeradach, and it looks like it is the one with the yellow berries. I don’t think I’ll even try committing that name to memory, it won’t work!!

They’re a fairly common street tree around here, but I don’t think I’d care for one myself.

They are an Australian native that was commonly planted in other parts of Australia as a drought hardy shade tree but have largely been removed as they tend to become a weed with seeds germinating everywhere. As well they attract the processional caterpillars which can cause skin irritation..

roughbarked said:

bon008 said:

Ahh, just did a Google Image search on Melia azeradach, and it looks like it is the one with the yellow berries. I don’t think I’ll even try committing that name to memory, it won’t work!!

They’re a fairly common street tree around here, but I don’t think I’d care for one myself.

They are an Australian native that was commonly planted in other parts of Australia as a drought hardy shade tree but have largely been removed as they tend to become a weed with seeds germinating everywhere. As well they attract the processional caterpillars which can cause skin irritation..

Thanks RB. I had thought they were weedy but I had no idea why I thought that – must have heard it somewhere and then forgotten :D I will warn my friend – he’s just bought a house with one of these as one of the street trees.

They also cause the lawnmower to fire bullets.

bon008 said:

roughbarked said:

bon008 said:

Ahh, just did a Google Image search on Melia azeradach, and it looks like it is the one with the yellow berries. I don’t think I’ll even try committing that name to memory, it won’t work!!

They’re a fairly common street tree around here, but I don’t think I’d care for one myself.

They are an Australian native that was commonly planted in other parts of Australia as a drought hardy shade tree but have largely been removed as they tend to become a weed with seeds germinating everywhere. As well they attract the processional caterpillars which can cause skin irritation..

Thanks RB. I had thought they were weedy but I had no idea why I thought that – must have heard it somewhere and then forgotten :D I will warn my friend – he’s just bought a house with one of these as one of the street trees.

it looks like there are smaller ones on the property, so I’ll have to keep an eye out for seedlings. Shame they are weedy, even if a native weed.

roughbarked said:

They also cause the lawnmower to fire bullets.

I read that the seeds used to be used for beads, before plastic came along.

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

They also cause the lawnmower to fire bullets.

I read that the seeds used to be used for beads, before plastic came along.

This is true.. Similarly Quandong seeds were painted and used as chinese checkers.

They aren’t a weedy species if you remove the seeds before they ripen. They don’t sucker. The seed is transported around by birds. The fruit is green they ony go yellow when the fruit dries up and the seed matures.

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

I’m too late to add anything to the others answers except to say that they are deciduous trees.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

roughbarked said:

They also cause the lawnmower to fire bullets.

I read that the seeds used to be used for beads, before plastic came along.

This is true.. Similarly Quandong seeds were painted and used as chinese checkers.

They aren’t a weedy species if you remove the seeds before they ripen. They don’t sucker. The seed is transported around by birds. The fruit is green they ony go yellow when the fruit dries up and the seed matures.

I wish I knew what happened to the checkers set my Grandparents had. It used Q seeds, and I’d love to have it now.
It was a regular part of my childhood.

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

I’m too late to add anything to the others answers except to say that they are deciduous trees.

i know it too !
we used to chuck the green seed at each other in one of those childish games on the way to school

pepe said:

pomolo said:

bluegreen said:

The scent of an evening is reminiscent of honeysuckle

I’m too late to add anything to the others answers except to say that they are deciduous trees.

i know it too !
we used to chuck the green seed at each other in one of those childish games on the way to school

Oh, oh – that reminds me of the tree which drops those thick green stalks – excellent for whipping annoying siblings :D I think they might have been called umbrella trees??

We’re allowed to hijack once the tree had been ID’ed, right? :D

bon008 said:

We’re allowed to hijack once the tree had been ID’ed, right? :D

Hijacking, although not mandatory, is an accepted response in any thread :P

That’s why this eclectic, disorganised forum is so much more enjoyable than the strictly on-topic, anally retentive type of forum.

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

We’re allowed to hijack once the tree had been ID’ed, right? :D

Hijacking, although not mandatory, is an accepted response in any thread :P

That’s why this eclectic, disorganised forum is so much more enjoyable than the strictly on-topic, anally retentive type of forum.

we used to rub peppercorn into our hands when we knew we were going to be caned after the break.

roughbarked said:

we used to rub peppercorn into our hands when we knew we were going to be caned after the break.

Ah, boys <shakes head="">!

Hijack alert! Hijack alert!

Nah, wrote too much … will start new thread ;)

Yeehah said:

bon008 said:

We’re allowed to hijack once the tree had been ID’ed, right? :D

Hijacking, although not mandatory, is an accepted response in any thread :P

That’s why this eclectic, disorganised forum is so much more enjoyable than the strictly on-topic, anally retentive type of forum.

Well put Yeehah.