White Cedar - Melia azederach var australasica
This is a large spreading deciduous tree, which flowers in spring with flowers of a lilac appearance. Fruits turn yellow on ripening in autumn. Precession caterpillars can defoliate trees within a few days.
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The fruit are eaten by birds, some of whom break the fruiting stems, perhaps to hasten ripening.
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| White Cedar tree in flower | (above) - fruit of the White Cedar - Melia azederach var australasica |
| close shot of the flowers and leaves of the White Cedar. |  |
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