cstocks
Platinum Member
If you have never seen a Chinaberry tree you haven't missed anything. They are a trash tree if there ever was one. Each tree produces thousands of berries inside pointed little hulls. The berries and hulls litter the ground in the fall and winter and are a nuisance, not to mention a pain to bare feet the following spring if not cleaned up. They shed limbs like a snake sheds it skin and are easily broken during storms. Some folks favor them for their shade because they grow fast but they will completely take over a pasture or field if allowed to. In my parts there are many Chinaberry "forests" where fields are no longer used. They are very invasive and a general pain in the derriere. If you have sweet gums in your part of the country you can kinda get the idea of what a worthless tree they are. I guess you can tell what I think of them, huh? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif