- A myriad of flowers -
Melia Aladarach, also known as Cinamomo, is a deciduous tree highly valued by her rapid growth and multiple uses. This tree can grow up to 45 meters high in wet forests, but is usually smaller in drier regions, where it is more common to grow around 10-15 meters.
It is very adaptable and can grow in various conditions, from hot temperate climates with low frost to moist tropics. It can tolerate an average maximum temperature of 39 ° C in the hottest month and temperatures that fall shortly below zero during the cold season.
It originates from Asia and Australia, but it is possible to find it as sub-spontaneous in forests in the Americas, Africa and Europe.
Melia Aladarach is an important resource for many communities, providing a range of medicinal uses, insecticide and repellent properties, and useful wood. In its native areas, it is often cultivated for reforestation, as it is a kind of fast but short -term growth.
It can flourish from seeds from 5 to 6 years old, these trees grow rapidly but have a short life and usually die at the age of 20.
The flowers appear in curls, in Spring and Summer, and are small, lilac color, quite fragrant and attractive. The fruits are green to yellow, which become whitish and withered with maturity. They are consumed by birds, but very toxic to mammals.
The seeds have a strong musk aroma, and the wood also smells like musk.
The tree is also appreciated and planted as a street tree and ornamental, although it is known to spill a considerable amount of leaf waste.
On Explore: October 10, 2023
- A myriad of flowers -
Melia Aladarach, also known as Cinamomo, is a deciduous tree highly valued by her rapid growth and multiple uses. This tree can grow up to 45 meters high in wet forests, but is usually smaller in drier regions, where it is more common to grow around 10-15 meters.
It is very adaptable and can grow in various conditions, from hot temperate climates with low frost to moist tropics. It can tolerate an average maximum temperature of 39 ° C in the hottest month and temperatures that fall shortly below zero during the cold season.
It originates from Asia and Australia, but it is possible to find it as sub-spontaneous in forests in the Americas, Africa and Europe.
Melia Aladarach is an important resource for many communities, providing a range of medicinal uses, insecticide and repellent properties, and useful wood. In its native areas, it is often cultivated for reforestation, as it is a kind of fast but short -term growth.
It can flourish from seeds from 5 to 6 years old, these trees grow rapidly but have a short life and usually die at the age of 20.
The flowers appear in curls, in Spring and Summer, and are small, lilac color, quite fragrant and attractive. The fruits are green to yellow, which become whitish and withered with maturity. They are consumed by birds, but very toxic to mammals.
The seeds have a strong musk aroma, and the wood also smells like musk.
The tree is also appreciated and planted as a street tree and ornamental, although it is known to spill a considerable amount of leaf waste.
On Explore: October 10, 2023