RE: Invasive or not?

 Dear Annie, 

To the best of my knowledge, birds never eat Melia's berries. I think I
already mentioned this anedocte on this list some time ago: Lady Walton
(creator and owner of the gardens La Mortella in Italy) always says that in
Argentina (where she was born) Melia is considered the ideal  patio plant,
because you can sit underneath its foliage without ever riskinbg birds
droppings... So it seems that birds know better. 

Actually, the berries remain on the branches for quite a long time, and
eventually they just fall. So it should be easy to dispose of them, avoiding
self-seeding. I think this tree can be a risk only in areas with plenty of
moisture and rainfall, not in mediterranean areas, where, on the contrary, I
find its flowers, and the shade its floiage offers, quite pleasant and
recommendable.

Best,
Alessandra
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