Fall Chinaberrys
Dec 2, 2014 21:46:02 #
These were our weapons of choice in the Fall when we were kids..... Saw these by the side of the road with a nice Oak in full Fall regalia for a backdrop and grabbed a couple of shots on the way in to work.....
Dec 2, 2014 21:54:18 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
These were our weapons of choice in the Fall when we were kids..... Saw these by the side of the road with a nice Oak in full Fall regalia for a backdrop and grabbed a couple of shots on the way in to work.....
Oh chinaberries! Man that brings back old memories. We had a Chinaberry tree in our yard when I was 3 years old. We had a summer picnic with all my mother's family there and mom's youngest sister (only 3 years older than my oldest sister) climbed up into the tree and way out on a limb. The limb broke and she fell right in the middle of the watermelon on the table below. Thanks for bringing me back. Oh yeah. We had chinaberry fights too.
Dec 2, 2014 23:53:41 #
Dec 5, 2014 22:12:40 #
I'm not sure I've ever seen these or if I did know what they were. Interesting and love the contrast of colors!
Dec 6, 2014 23:47:19 #
Dec 6, 2014 23:56:55 #
carlysue wrote:
I'm not sure I've ever seen these or if I did know what they were. Interesting and love the contrast of colors!
These will show up in any untended field in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area within a single season along with Hackberries, Mesquite, Mimosas, Salt Willows and other 'trash trees'. As kids, we prized the Chinaberry trees for the hard little yellow berries that made such excellent projectiles! :)
Dec 7, 2014 12:44:27 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
These will show up in any untended field in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area within a single season along with Hackberries, Mesquite, Mimosas, Salt Willows and other 'trash trees'. As kids, we prized the Chinaberry trees for the hard little yellow berries that made such excellent projectiles! :)
Is probably a really good thing that I was not aware of them in this area. As a kid, I would probably have wanted an excellent projectile and been in even more trouble. I enjoyed your image, and expect the birds will enjoy the berries?
Dec 7, 2014 16:33:54 #
carlysue wrote:
I enjoyed your image, and expect the birds will enjoy the berries?
They must be of some use. (other than ammo for kids intent on mayhem) My birds don't seem interested but I have multiple feeders in the yard.... I'm sure they have some other purpose but for the life of me I can't figure out what... :)
Dec 7, 2014 17:43:13 #
ajohnston3 wrote:
They must be of some use. (other than ammo for kids intent on mayhem) My birds don't seem interested but I have multiple feeders in the yard.... I'm sure they have some other purpose but for the life of me I can't figure out what... :)
This tree is an introduced species and you are right the berries are poisonous to humans. However they are not to birds who eat them unto drunkenness. The wood is used as it is similar to teak and they are good shade trees except for their habit of coming up from seed just about anywhere. If you weren't feeding your birds they would surely be eating your chinaberries.
Dec 8, 2014 00:04:46 #
Corolyn wrote:
This tree is an introduced species and you are right the berries are poisonous to humans. However they are not to birds who eat them unto drunkenness. The wood is used as it is similar to teak and they are good shade trees except for their habit of coming up from seed just about anywhere. If you weren't feeding your birds they would surely be eating your chinaberries.
Good to know... They do grow incredibly fast. Their is one in my neighbors yard that is less than a year old and already has a 6" trunk and is well over 10'. I try to eliminate any I find around my house because of their issues with sewer lines and slab foundations.
Dec 8, 2014 00:48:27 #
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