#Chinaberry Tree

[jumy-m]

Jumy-M I am Sendan / 私はセンダンです

[alchemistangel777]

[rjalker]

actually I forgot to look up before if Chinaberry berries are edible. I assume not, but you never know....

oh, nope, they're poisonous to people lol. Birds apparently like them and if they eat a lot they can get drunk....

oooh, the seeds were often used for making beads, and the wood is good for timber. cool.

and the cut branches with fruits on them are used for holiday decorations in some places.

apparently the berries were places around actual fruits people could eat that were being dried to keep away insects.

[aniseandspearmint]

Whole neighborhood still has no power.

Sone idiot was shooting at 5AM tho. Some kind of handgun i think. Maybe a block or two away.

The doves that used to live in my chinaberry tree were sleeping on my porch when i got up.

[kavohh707]

Iberian Magpie happy to eat the fruits of a tree I couldn't identify. I think it might be a Melia Azedarach, a chinaberry. Whatever it was, it was very popular with the magpies as several times a day a large flock came to eat the fruits.

[bcolfanfic]

No idea if you are still taking requests, but if you are, ch5/Gale POV for All Again please! I need more of his reaction to John and Loretta napping (which was just so so so sweet)

lmao poor gale wants to go in the bathroom and have a little private internal freakout after that gives him such Big feelings. missed john so much. loves seeing him with his kiddo. *and* still misses his wife terribly and feels so much guilt stilling around his stomach for feeling the slightest bit content without her there. i think the last blurb i posted from the upcoming chapter is where he tells john he told marge about the two of them, and wonders sometimes if her at the time telling him she'd take it to her grave =s that her getting sick was some sort of twisted punishment she got on his behalf.

there's a part in the upcoming chapter where john comes into gale's room when he's reading and in my quest to find some sort of queer coded book he might've owned back then i landed on this.

Reading: “The Dog Star” by Donald Windham – Foster Dickson

“Beneath the chinaberry tree at the school, on the wide rolling clay earth scattered with fallen berries, he had thought himself homesick. But now he felt as though the place he wanted to be no longer existed in the world.”

</3 oh gale.

[man-i-just-really-like-plants]

Witchcraft Plant and Herb safety

🦋Research what plants you ingest and put into your teas. Some plants/herbs don't go together and become toxic

🦋Research what herbs you are turning to make sure it's not toxic [eg: poison ivy]

🦋Do not ingest any herbal remedies without consultation with your doctor and/or Herbalist

🦋Unless you are 100% certain what you have foraged is the correct plant put it back

🦋delightingintragedy's post on what oils to avoid while pregnant

Some toxic and poisonous plants

Abrus precatorius - Crab’s eye, Gidee gidee, Jequirity bean, Rosary bean

Aconitum species - Monkshood, Wolf’s bane

Asclepias curassavica - Red-headed cotton bush

Asclepias fruiticosa - Gomphocarpus fruiticosa, Swan plant

Asclepias physocarpa - Balloon cotton bush

Acokanthera species - Bushman’s poison

Atropa belladonna - Belladonna, Deadly nightshade

Brugmansia species - Angel’s trumpet

Casabella thevetia or Thevetia peruviana - Lucky nut, Yellow oleander

Cestrum diurnum - Day-blooming cestrum, Day jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum - Lady of the night, Night jessamine

Colchicum autumnale - Autumn crocus, Crocus, Meadow saffron

Conium maculatum - Hemlock

Consolida species - Larkspur

Convallaria majalis - Lily-of-the-valley

Corynocarpus laevigatus - New Zealand laurel, Karaka nut

Cycas species - Cycad, Zamia

Daphne species - Daphne, Garland flower, Lilac daphne, Mezereon, Rose daphne, Spurge laurel, Winter daphne

Datura species - Angel’s trumpet

Datura metel - Downy thorn apple, Horn of plenty

Datura stramonium - Common thorn apple, Jamestown weed, Jimson weed

Delphinium species - Delphinium

Dieffenbachia - Dumb cane

Digitalis species - Foxglove

Duranta erecta/Duranta repens - Golden dewdrop, Sky flower

Euphorbia species - Euphorbia, Spurge

Gloriosa superba - Climbing lily, Glory lily

Gomphocarpus fruiticosa - Asclepias fruiticosa, Swan plant

Gomphocarpus physocarpus -  Asclepias physocarpa, Balloon cotton

Helleborus species - Christmas rose, Corsican Hellebore, Easter rose, Hellebore, Lenten rose

Hyoscyamus niger - Black henbane, Henbane

Jatropha multifida - Coral plant, Physic nut

 Laburnum species - Golden chain tree, Golden rain, Laburnum, Scotch laburnum

Lantana camara - Lantana, Shrub verbena

Lepidozamia species - Cycad, Zamia

Lobelia species - Cardinal flower, Lobelia

Macrozamia species - Cycad, Zamia

Melia azedarach - Bead tree, Cape lilac, Chinaberry, Persian lilac, Rosary tree, White ceda

Nerium oleander - Oleander, Rose laurel

Oenanthe crocata - Water dropwort, Hemlock

Ornithogalum species - Common star of Bethlehem, Chincherinchee, Giant chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem

Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa - Cooktown loquat, Finger cherry, Wannakai

Ricinis communis - Castor oil plant

Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet, Climbing nightshade

Solanum nigrum - Black nightshade, Common nightshade

Solanum pseudocapsicum - Christmas cherry, Jerusalem cherry, Winter cherry

Stropanthus species - Corkscrew flower, Spider tresses, Stropanthus

Thevetia peruviana or Casabella thevetia - Lucky nut, Yellow oleander

Toxicodendron succedaneum - Rhus, Rhus tree, Wax tree, Poison sumac

Veratrum species - False hellebores

Golden dewdrop

Black bean tree

Poison ivy

Strychnine tree 

Gympie gympie

Asparagus Fern (asparagus plumosus) (sprengeri)

Avocado (persea americana)

Blue Gum (eucalyptus globulus)

Buddist Pine (poddocarpus Macrophyllus)

Cacti :Bunny Ears (opuntia microdasy’s alkispina)

Column (cereus peruvianus)

Rat’s Tail (aporocactus flagelliformis)

Sunset (lokwia famatimensis)

Caladium (Angel’s Wings)

Century Plant

Crown of Thorns (euphorbia milii splendens)

Cyclamen

Dieffenbachia

Holly (ilex)

Ivy :Cape (tenecio macroglossus)

(hedera helix)

(senecio mikanioides)

Glacier (hedera helix glacier)

Gloire de Marengo (hedera canariensis)

Needlepoint (hedera helix sagittlae folica)

Jerusalem Cherry (solanum pseudocapsicum)

Mistletoe (phoradendron flavescens)

Philodendron :Arrowhead (syngonium podophyllum)

Black Gold ( ph. melanochryson)

Devil’s Ivy (Pothos) (scindapsus aureus)

Elephant’s Ear (philodendron hastatum)

Fiddle Leaf (ph. pandurae forme)

Green Gold (syngonium podophyllum)

Marble Queen (scindapsus aureus)

Ornamental Pepper (capsicum annuum)

Silver Vine (scindapsus pictus)

Split Leaf (monstera delicosa)

Sweetheart Vine (philodendron scandens)

Red (hemigraphis colorata)

Umbrella Plant (cyperus)

Azalea (azalea indica)Bleeding Heart (dicentra formosa)

Calla Lily (zantedeschia aethiopica)

Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus)

Castor-oil plant (ricinus communis)

Chinese or Japanese Lantern (physalis)

Chrysanthemum

Clematis

Crocus (colchicum autumnale)

Daffodil (narcissus)

DelphineumGladiola (bulb)

Hyacinthe (hyacinthus orientalis)

Iris

Jonquil (narcissus)Morning Glory (ipomaea tricolour)

Narcissus

Oleander (nerium oleander)

Pansy (seeds) (viola tricolour)

Peony (root) (paeonia officinalis)

Primrose (primula)

Sweet Pea (lathyrus odoratus)

Sweet William (dianthus barbatus)

Potato (green patches on tubers & above ground part)

Rhubarb leaves

Tomato greens

Black Locust (robinia pseudoacacia)

Buckthorn (rhamnus cathartica)Elderberry (not berries)

Horse Chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum)

Hydrangea

Laburnum (laburnum anagyroides)

Privet (ligustrum vulgare)

Virginia Creeper (ampelopis brevipedunculata)

More Links

Sources: Austin Health AU, Canadian Child Care Federation

🦋Poison info plants and mushrooms - Queensland

🦋Aggie Horticulture

🦋Guide to toxic plants - National Poisons Information Centre Ireland

🦋199 Poisonous Plants to Look Out For - ProFlowers

🦋Poisonous Plants: Poisons A to Z

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

Don’t mess with the chef

hahaha lol based @skittlescripts’s isekai to the west au, special thanks to the works of @semisolidmind, @rennsdeaddoves, @thesexydancingcrepe, @rainyriu, @ritzhasmonkeybrain, @rinitachan, @lavenderskye29, @zamypachi and @theweepingegg

Oranges. It all started with oranges, Nikki loved the fruit too much, and while she was willing to share a few slices, she didn’t expect the damn pig to eat all of them while she was distracted from cooking lunch three days ago, of course, she was angry and why wouldn’t she be? While on the outside she may look ditzy and cheerful, Nikki swore revenge with barely contained anger on the inside and she already swore revenge in the worst way she knew how, through food.

The sun was shining brightly on a beautiful peaceful day, while the pilgrims went on their journey to the West, the only female in the group was happily skipping along and humming a little song as they traveled hoping to make time flow faster, she was buzzing with excitement it was finally her turn to cook, she can’t wait to use the potatoes and leeks she bought for a bargain from the town they passed by yesterday, she even found some herbs and mushrooms from the forest they went through this morning. 

Dark eyes sparkled in delight as she thought of recipes to use, making soup was definitely a good option, but she also wanted to make stir-fried potatoes and mushrooms, making potato gnocchi would be nice but there isn’t enough herbs to help flavour the potato, but maybe she can make some classic garlic chili oil noodles with some mushrooms, and potato and leek dumplings, though she can improvise and make Wukong help her with making some baked potato, now if only she can lure Zhu Bajie into a secluded location to butcher him into bacon, unfortunately, they're in an open field so she can’t dump the body for wild animals to eat the carcass, as much as she wanted to kill him, she doesn’t have an established alibi to make her innocent, so those plans for murder must be on hold for now.

The hours passed by quickly as the group made their camp near a pond, the dark-haired woman saw something in the trees, it was a cluster of small round yellow berries, she recognized these from a survival wilderness show she watched, it was chinaberries, she remembered they caused diarrhea and were poisonous, but not enough to kill, with a happy smile, Nikki skipped to the nearest tree and gathered the ripe fruits while the others were distracted in setting up for the night.

Sha Wujing noticed Nikki looking happy while setting up the fire to cook. “Did you decide on what to cook for tonight?” he asked quite curious, the woman seemed more cheerful than usual this evening “Yup~ I’m planning on making some garlic and mushroom noodle soup with potato and leek dumplings!” the young woman chirped as she boiled some water to soften the potatoes and leeks, after the water was finished boiling she used a portion of it and some oil to make noodles while kneading the dough she asked Sha Wujing to wash the potatoes and leeks.

Nikki then chopped the potatoes, leeks, and mushrooms and boiled them, getting a mortar and pestle, she ground some chili, garlic, and ginger into a soft paste to flavour the broth and to mix into the dumplings, once the herbs were done being mashed into a paste, Nikki added half of it to the boiling vegetables, she scooped out the cooked veggies and swapped it with the freshly made noodles and added some salt, the woman then mashed the potatoes and mixed some leftover flour and herb paste to create new dough for dumplings, she then took the leeks and mushrooms and used them as filling for the dumplings, once done she added all of the dumplings to the boiling soup to fully cook.

The rest of the pilgrims just stood by watching as Nikki cooked, it was always a treat for them to watch her use skills in the culinary arts, it was especially endearing when she looks so happy feeding them. Once the food was done cooking, she asked for their bowls and served them, Nikki discretely added the chinaberries to Zhu Bajies bowl, their yellow colouring didn’t seem out of place near the potato dumplings she made, smiling brightly as she joined the group in dinner.

It only took an hour before Zhu Bajie complained of an upset stomach while the rest of the group was warming themselves by the campfire after cleaning up from dinner and it only took 10 minutes before he panicked and scrambled to relieve himself near some bushes, every time he thought he was done and was about to sit down, he had to rush to the nearest bush, after an excruciating 20 minutes, Zhu Bajie was nauseated started to cry while holding his grumbling and upset stomach, the pig started to crawl back to the bush to vomit.

Nikki just smiled happily at the scene and Wukong noticed her gleeful expression. “What’s got you so happy about this? Did you do something?!” he questioned the cheerful woman, the rest of the group stared at the scene, and before Tripitaka can activate his spell on Wukong's fillet, Nikki answered happily, “Yup!~ that’s what he gets for eating all of my snacks three days ago, just because I didn’t get angry at you doesn’t mean I’m not plotting my revenge” Nikki’s smile became wider as she continued “At first I planned to butcher him, but the local predator species wasn’t big enough for it to be believable to make it look like an animal attack and I don’t have an established alibi but then I thought poison is the way to go, luckily I found these chinaberries~.”

The woman had a sadistic little twinkle in her eyes and giggled as Zhu Bajie crawled back to the camp, the pig looked scared at the young woman’s blissfully happy face. “Next time don’t eat all of my fruits, I might not outwardly express my anger, but I won’t hesitate to get even and then some okay?~ welp good night everyone~” and with that, the young woman gleefully skipped to her cot and happily went to sleep, the rest of the group just gaped at her. Yup don’t mess with the chef.

lol should I publish the recipe for this too?

[lyselkatz]

Xue Youliú 薛幽流

Character notes by @howling-harpy :

Her courtesy name 幽流 YouLiú means a serene underworld stream.

Her given name Liàn 楝 means melia acedarach, commonly known as chinaberry tree. It has toxic flowers and fruits, and is used to repel insects.

She is the fourth daughter of a family that's profession is pottery making. She wanted to lead a different, extraordinary life instead.

She was adopted to the Xue clan when she was six. She is the middle one of the three martial siblings.

She is a caring, intuitive and strong-willed person, who always speaks her mind.

She reads the moods and emotions of others easily, but also tends to affect the people with the fluctuations of her own without meaning to. No one's so far figured out if this is a curse or not though.

She is very good at handling and pacifying resentful spirits. As such, she has attended the most funerals.

She grows easily bored with tasks that are tedious and require attention to small details or sitting still.

She is the best singer of the clan.

She is a romantic, but very unlucky in love.

She's taller than Yáo and keeps reminding him about it.

Her weapon is a ropedart.

Her favourite animals are spiders and dragonflies.

Her favourite food is grilled meat.

For additional notes and general CQL feelings: @journey-to-tiger-mountain

...☕?/commission

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Coward • When The Bottom Fell Out • Chinaberry Tree • Chain • We Hovered With Short Wings • Philip Guston • Concord Country Jubilee • Flirted With You All My Life • It Is What It Is • Granny

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[konjaku]

栴檀[Sendan] Melia azedarach

Chinaberry. It produces many small, light purple flowers in the early summer. The fruit is used as a traditional medicine. The old name is 楝|樗[Ouchi]. The tree used in the past to display decapitated heads.

[thebeardedladyofthelake]

Mew Song Spotted!

The very last sound clip in this video is from the song Chinaberry Tree off the album And the Glass Handed Kites.

Go to 1:33 to hear it for yourself!

Or listen to the whole song. It's a good song.

[lboogie1906]

Jessie Redmon Fauset (April 27, 1882 - April 30, 1961) known as the “Midwife of the Harlem Renaissance,” was born in Fredericksville, New Jersey to Redmon and Annie Seamon Fauset. She was the seventh addition. Her mother died and was raised by her father, a minister.

She graduated with honors from the renowned Philadelphia High School for Girls and was the only African American in her graduating class. She received a scholarship to attend Cornell University. She became the first Black woman accepted into the university chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated with a BA in Classical Languages. She received an MA in French from the University of Pennsylvania.

She moved to Baltimore to teach. She relocated to DC. and began teaching French and Latin for several years at Dunbar High School. She moved to New York City to become the literary editor for The Crisis. She played a pivotal role in introducing the works of then-unknown Black writers such as Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, and Langston Hughes to the magazine’s national audience.

She was an essayist, novelist, and poet as well. Her published works include There is Confusion (1924), Plum Bun (1928), The Chinaberry Tree (1931), and Comedy: American Style (1933). All of these writings focus on African American culture and economic struggles during that period. She brought the work of younger artists to the public’s attention during the Harlem Renaissance, she holds the distinction of being the most-published novelist of that era.

She left the Crisis and returned to the classroom. She taught at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York until her retirement in 1944. She married Hubert Harris (1929-1958) an insurance broker. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #phibetakappa

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Until now Perry County has not been included on the literary map of #Mississippi. My debut collection of #poems changes that atlas. These poems, some historical, other’s lyrics, record the topography of my memory of this county where I grew up filled with stern pine trees, fields dense with corn, snakes and blood, cheating husbands and wives, tobacco and hate chewing men, chinaberry trees, catfish, cows pasturing in trees, and mud pies cooked in an old wood stove, and dark souls that are still with me. My poems emerge from a feminine vision found in Southern letters from Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, Flannery O’Connor and Jesmyn Ward. As the trees in the Pine Belt speak with voices you do not always want to hear, these poems give voice to the mercies and miseries. The trees refuse to be silent them. Nor do these poems.

Juliet Hinton born and raised in Perry County, MS. She has worked in the oldest Cancer Registry and Cancer Program in the state of Mississippi for the last twenty-two years. She has appeared in the Delta Poetry Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, Valley Voices Literary Review, and other journals. In January 2022, she received Pushcart Prize Nomination “Calvary Baptist Church”. She lives with her family and cow-herding dog that drives them to do her bidding and walk in the local park.

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[aroojkirran]

“We were born together on the open road of the chinaberry tree, neither twins, nor neighbors, but one in two and two in one”