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  Melia azedarach -- Non-Native Invasive Plants in the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Striking and colorful, chinaberry was widely introduced as an ornamental shade tree because of its large compound leaves, its distinctive clusters of lilac-colored flowers and its round yellow fruits.
Chinaberry is a deciduous, wide-spreading tree which grows up to 50 feet tall, or it may be shrubby.
Chinaberry thrives in a variety of soils, and is cold-hardy and drought-resistant.
aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /melaze.html   (269 words)

  
 Floridata: Melia azedarach
Chinaberry is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with a rounded crown that reaches about 50 ft (15.2 m) tall with a 20 ft (6.1 m) spread.
Chinaberry is a tough survivor and is sometimes planted as a street tree.
Chinaberry seeds are readily dispersed by birds and a single tree in your yard can cause a thicket of Chinaberry trees that shade out native species in the woods around your property.
www.floridata.com /ref/M/meli_aze.cfm   (581 words)

  
 Invasive Species: Chinaberry Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Chinaberry Tree is a native of China and a member of the mahagony tree family.
Chinaberry's yellow berries are also very popular as a food source for birds and this have been spread far and wide.
Chinaberry should be pulled up by the roots (when smaller) or the stumps treated when cut.
www.bullcreek.net /chinaberry.html   (311 words)

  
 The Great Chinaberry Wars
Also, the chinaberries were just right so the occasional errant shot would rarely break glass or dent an automobile, thereby keeping parents and other adults from interfering drastically in our healthy activity.
The best chinaberry tree was one in an obscure location that only you and your very closest friends knew about, a secret to be guarded with one's life.
The problems were that the pack had to be filled with chinaberries as soon as possible, and kept full from then on, leaving no way to carry other essentials such as baseball cards, baseballs and gloves, 45 RPM records, or footballs.
www.collectsportsonline.com /chinabs.htm   (1201 words)

  
 Chinaberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Chinaberry (AN-61) was launched 19 July 1943 by Snow Shipyards, Inc., Rockland, Me. as YN-82; reclassified AN-61 and named Chinaberry 20 January 1944; and commissioned 12 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander K.
Chinaberry sailed from New York 24 June 1944 in a convoy bound for Belfast, Ireland, arriving 10 July.
Between 19 July 1945 and 5 November, Chinaberry tended nets at Eniwetok, and on 5 December, she arrived at San Pedro, Calif. Chinaberry was decommissioned 26 March 1946 at Mare Island, and sold 27 February 1950.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/c8/chinaberry.htm   (188 words)

  
 North Carolina - Chinaberry
The Chinaberry tree is on the worst pest list for The Nature Conservancy's North Carolina Sandhills region.
The chinaberry tree is invading forests and disturbed areas.
Chinaberry was widely introduced as an ornamental shade tree.
nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/northcarolina/initiatives/art12720.html   (124 words)

  
 Texas Toxic Plants
Chinaberry is a tree that grows up to 50 feet tall with a broad, spreading, rounded crown.
Because this intoxication is rapid, the hard, ribbed pit from the fruit is easily identifiable from the stomach contents of dead animals.
Remove chinaberry trees from the area of pens used for swine.
texnat.tamu.edu /cmplants/toxic/plants/chinaberry.html   (304 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Ozzie Roberts -- Nurturing the joys of childhood
The name was a takeoff on her best friend's favorite children's story titled "Under the Chinaberry Tree."; And the catalog – written out in longhand – wasn't intended to be run-of-the-mill.
It was through Ruethling's early work on her Chinaberry project that the two authors became associated.
Before long, Pitcher was an avid supporter of the Chinaberry cause, and her book orders helped sustain the company through its tough early going.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/roberts/20030325-9999_1c25ozzie.html   (658 words)

  
 Chinaberrytree: Melia azedarach (Sapindales: Meliaceae)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Chinaberry is a deciduous tree growing to 50 feet in height and 2 feet in diameter.
Chinaberry invades disturbed areas and is commonly found along roads and forest edges.
Chinaberry is native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
www.invasive.org /browse/subject.cfm?sub=3049   (209 words)

  
 Chinaberry Rebates, Coupons and Discounts for chinaberry.com - SavingsWatch.com
Recognizing that conscious parenting is the most important and challenging responsibility that many of them will have, Chinaberry offers items to support families in raising their children with love, honesty and joy to be reverent, loving caretakers of each other and of the Earth.
Chinaberry will ship all orders from their warehouse in Spring Valley, California on the next business day (Monday through Friday) from when you placed your order.
Chinaberry is required to collect sales tax in California, which is where they are located.
www.savingswatch.com /info-81150_1904-chinaberry/afsrc=1   (299 words)

  
 Snowberry - For sale by Affaire de Coeur Alpacas
Chinaberry is an easy birther whose deliveries go like clockwork and she has an abundant milk supply.
Chinaberry delivered a very nice dark brown male (Snickers) by Vincent, on June 28, 2005.
Snowberry is the healthy offspring of Chinaberry and Pperuvian Dracula's Mario, who is also a half brother to Accoyo Santino.
www.alpacanation.com /alpacasforsale/03_viewalpaca.asp?name=21618   (228 words)

  
 Washington Bed and Breakfast Lodging Tacoma Seattle Accommodation Inn Victorian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Perched on a hill overlooking Puget Sound, this 1889 Chinaberry Hill Victorian Inn and cottage, is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been featured in Tacoma's Grand Home Tours.
For the economy traveler, the inn has a bright room overlooking the garden (complete with private bath and clawfoot tub and shower) and a two-story carriage house, great for families, that sleeps 6 to 7.
Chinaberry Hill is within walking distance to downtown Tacoma and the waterfront, five minutes to Interstate 5, and 30 minutes to Seattle.
www.virtualcities.com /ons/wa/t/wata601.htm   (524 words)

  
 Melia azedarach: Chinaberry
Chinaberry is a round, deciduous, shade tree, reaching 30 to 40 feet at maturity and growing five to 10 feet during the first and second year after seed germination.
Chinaberry is considered a "weed" tree in the southeastern U.S. and so it is not usually available from nurseries.
Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication.
edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST406   (592 words)

  
 Under the Chinaberry Tree by Ann Ruethling and Patti Pitcher
Celebrating Chinaberry's twentieth anniversary, the women behind America's beloved children's book catalog share their wisdom about the joys of children's literature and parenting.
The Chinaberry catalog was created when Ann Ruethling became troubled by the violence in many old-fashioned nursery stories and the poor grammar or mediocre plots in newer children's books.
Exploring the books that have made a difference in their children's lives, the tender experience of reading with children and the moments that make parenting a unique journey, this guide is sure to enrich every family's bookshelf.
www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?0767912020   (278 words)

  
 Anguilla Villas by myCaribbean - Chinaberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Chinaberry is a special one bedroom villa overlooking Rendezvous Bay and only minutes to the beach.
Chinaberry is very relaxing place to spend a week.
Chinaberry and its sister villa Bayberry sit in a wonderful area overlook Rendezvous Bay...and large and spacious decks give you views of the small sailing ships coming into Rendezvous Bay for the day.
www.anguillaart.com /rental/view/111   (428 words)

  
 Turtle Sculpture, Chinaberry Wood - Sculptures
These unique sculptures are hand carved from Chinaberry (Jempinis) wood.
When the parasitic branch reaches the appropriate size and shape, he cuts it from the tree, dries the wood, and employs his imaginative talent to carve his special one-of-a-kind creation.
These chinaberry sculptures are carved by a number of artists from Indonesia.
www.bambuddhas.com /thestore/prods/SCT.html   (168 words)

  
 DSS Chinaberry - For sale by Affaire de Coeur Alpacas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Her fiber is only 25.8 microns at 11 years of age with virtually no guard hair!
She has no problem conceiving and always has exceptional crias of substantial size.
Chinaberry delivered a very nice full-fleeced, dark brown male (Snickers) by Vincent, on June 28, 2005.
www.alpacanation.com /alpacasforsale/03_viewalpaca.asp?name=21616   (140 words)

  
 Southern Cultures: The Chinaberry Trees in Niggertown.(Poem)@ HighBeam Research
Editor's note: In the 1920s well-to-do New Yorkers enjoyed "slumming" in Harlem, where they could hear the latest music and be protected by the hue of their skin.
Andrew Hudgins uses a quote from a letter Eudora Welty wrote to Katherine Ann Porter in 1941 ("and oh, the chinaberry trees in niggertown!") to create a southern version of slumming in the '40s, showing that things had not changed a lot in two decades.
The subtle yet significant distance between the speaker of this persona poem and its author asks at the beginning of the 21st-century whether much has changed since the...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:75277658&refid=ip_search   (215 words)

  
 Chinaberry Hill Inn & Cottage, Bed & Breakfast - Tacoma WA Washington State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Perched on a hill overlooking Puget Sound, this historic mansion is on the National Register and has been featured in Tacoma's Grand Home Tours.
Chinaberry Hill offers bay views, fireplaces, and private Jacuzzi tubs-for-two.
Rated excellent by "Best Places to Kiss NW", Fodor's and Mobil guides, Chinaberry Hill is the featured inn of the area in a new travel guide, "Romantic Days & Nights in Seattle".
travelassist.com /reg/wa843.html   (253 words)

  
 Chinaberry Hill An 1889 Grand Victorian Inn - Tacoma, Washington · Near Seattle - BBOnline.com / Introduction
Chinaberry Hill An 1889 Grand Victorian Inn - Tacoma, Washington · Near Seattle - BBOnline.com / Introduction
Located in the heart of North Tacoma’s historic district, Chinaberry Hill is within 5 minutes of I-5, the Tacoma Dome, local universities and Sheraton Convention Center (Tacoma’s Landmark Convention Center is just 4 blocks from the inn).
Chinaberry Hill An 1889 Grand Victorian Inn is a member of the following associations:
www.bbonline.com /wa/chinaberry   (274 words)

  
 The AMC Montessori Primary Resource Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Chinaberry's mission is "to offer items to support families in raising their children with love, honesty and joy to be reverent, loving caretakers of each other and the earth." A lot of work goes into this mission.
Using the Chinaberry catalog is like having a personal guide assist you through aisles and aisles of hand-selected books and other treasures.
One of Chinaberry's latest treasures is their exclusive audio production of UNDERSTOOD BETSY.
www.amonco.org /chinaberry.html   (216 words)

  
 Common Chinaberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Melia azedarach or chinaberry is a member of the Meliaceae family and is a deciduous tree.
The chinaberry can grow 30-50 feet high and has leaves 1-3 feet long and 1-2 inches leaflets.
This tree is a very fast grower and adapts well to poor soil.
weather.nmsu.edu /AbqPlantList/small/CommonChinaberry.htm   (74 words)

  
 TheInnkeeper.com Member: Chinaberry Hill - An 1889 Victorian Inn & Cottage - A Bed and Breakfast in Tacoma, Washington.
TheInnkeeper.com Member: Chinaberry Hill - An 1889 Victorian Inn & Cottage - A Bed and Breakfast in Tacoma, Washington.
Chinaberry Hill is the closest B&B to city center - walk to downtown shops & theatres, Antique Row and waterfront restaurants.
A popular destination for relaxation and romance, Chinaberry Hill is featured in several publications, including NW Best Places, Amazing Getaways, Best Places to Kiss NW, Recommended Country Inns - Pacific Northwest and Romantic Days & Nights in Seattle.
www.theinnkeeper.com /bnb/104716   (360 words)

  
 Catalog Age: Time for a Change? - mailer industry, Andy Ostroy of ALC of New York, Chinaberry Book Service - Brief ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Such was the case earlier this year for books cataloger Chinaberry Book Service.
Its latest switch was to work with a manager "who was more involved in the market we serve," says vice president of marketing Ed Ruethling.
Spring Valley, CA-based Chinaberry produces the flag ship catalog of children's books and the Isabella catalog of spiritual-growth products.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3816/is_8_18/ai_76629640   (415 words)

  
 Chinaberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Discusses family-first concepts, the impact of quality literature on the lives of children and...
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, ISBN 0613029984
Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree by William Miller, ISBN 1880000334
filter-armaturen.de /Category___1000039-1001208-1001653__9____.html   (108 words)

  
 Reading Rainbow . Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree Review | PBS Kids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
And I would like to share with you a wonderful story called Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree.
Her mother teaches her to climb it one branch at a time.
In the end, Zora's mom dies, and although it's very sad, the story actually has a happy ending.
pbskids.org /readingrainbow/books/review117a.html   (87 words)

  
 Chinaberry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
This cousin of mahogany from China relished the hot, dry climate and responded to it with rapid growth in even the worst of soil.
Should washday arouse an appetite, the chinaberry was there again.
Although poisonous to humans, chinaberry fruits contain seeds that will catch fish, but in a most unlikely way.
www.woodmagazine.com /wood/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/wood/story/data/418.xml&catref=wd12   (392 words)

  
 The Best Educational Products of the Year! - Homeschooling Articles - Homeschool.com - Your Virtual Homeschool
Chinaberry's exclusive lap desk is modeled after portable writing boxes that have existed since the Middle Ages.
." Chinaberry has created an album that holds more than photos—it holds a child's knowledge of the fact that they are loved.
Twelve different treasure hunts included so all you have to do is pick which hunt you want to do, tear out the pre-printed clues and go hide them.
www.homeschool.com /articles/BestProducts/Products.asp   (243 words)

  
 chinaberry - Cooperative Extension - Library And Leisure Services - Seminole County Government - Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
A native of southwest Asia,; the tree known as chinaberry is a shade tree regarded as sacred in Ceylon but in many parts of the world, it is considered a pest tree.
It has taken over many waste areas and other disturbed soil areas, becoming naturalized in many southern states, including Florida.
Chinaberry is also called Lilac Tree,; Bead Tree,; Paradise Tree and Pride of India.
www.seminolecountyfl.gov /lls/coopext/articles.asp?articleID=176   (725 words)

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