Bead Tree (Melia azederach)

Family: Meliaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Lavender. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they are used as a pot-herb, in curries, soups etc. — A bitter flavour, they are used as a pot-herb, in curries, soups etc.; A sweetish flavour, it is eaten by children though some people believe it to be poisonous.; The fruit is between 1 and 5cm in diameter and contains a single seed.; Both these reports, of edible leaves and fruits, should be treated with some caution.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist sunny locations to 2700 metres in the Himalayas. (Zone 7)