Its Red Tree Time again. Phonetic Thai name.Sondornokyung .

Its Red Tree Time again. Phonetic Thai name.Sondornokyung . 100_3662.JPG

Delonix in English.... Considered one of the most beautiful trees of the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix

Another photo of this Majestic tree , I was reminded that the Thai people actually eat the seeds from the pods when the pods are young and green.

My Thai daughter surprised me when she came to live in Australia when I happened to witness her smashing open the pods and feasting on the bean-like morsels inside , Tasted a little bland to me , but with some sticky rice and nam-prik who cares ?

To spoil it all we have the Thai Sat Tree...

To spoil it all we have the Thai Sat Tree...100_3668.JPG

Resourcefulness amidst impropriety , one would consider !

Well at least we know where to get a good reception now

. Thats more like a Fruit. Tree

Mrs Pop told me its Mafie Fruit, who am I to Argue with. Royalty.Its in our Garden,never noticed it before.

Mrs Pop told me its Mafie Fruit, who am I to Argue with. Royalty.Its in our Garden,never noticed it before.

And at 20 baht per kg even more tasty there Ace !

Air Screw....

^ that's certainly an interesting tree with fruit, Ace.... not seen that b4!.....

Sadly Coconuts, in one area of Samui's SW area, seems to be under attack with the red beetle.... Most of Samui's coconuts seem to be under control with this pest....

At least there are Pheromone traps dotted about.. the area, so they should catch it, before too much more damage...

Damage done...on these....

Reminds me of a Nam Medivac L.Z,

I am not sure what this fruit is, it's a little on the sour side....

Its a Mapring Fruit Tree,bit Acid to say te least

Thems pretty cold trees Ace! ^

Trees up the back roads of Samui!

Stayed in the Hotell mainly, not realy my sort of place.

Hundreds of Delonix along the canal coming out of the Mae Taeng River and they are all blooming like crazy. Here is one with it's big brother the Rain Tree behind it.

Stayed in the Hotell mainly, not realy my sort of place.

You must have been in Chawang! not my sort of place either!

Nice walking amongst the trees at the waterfall and many places here!! ....

Some of the back roads I would not recommend for the faint of heart!

Thems pretty cold trees Ace! ^

Trees up the back roads of Samui!

Top pic reminds me of the Ban Dong Kam to Kamala road back in the early 80's!

The Locals here call the Rain Tree "Chamcha", just out of interest .

No Long Lens, butthat brown bit is a Honeycomb.

Reach for the sky.

Forest giant Erawan National Park

Mr "slow poke" walking now through the jungle of Samui.... ...... I think he needs an MD for more energy!

All this to see this! .... I thought after a bit of rain lately this might be better! (Secret Waterfall, Maenam Samui)

Bamboo Hunter

^^^ Interesting & strange things reside within bamboo thickets....

^^^^ We won't ask what, Sunshine!

Trees at Hid Lad waterfall, Nathon, Samui.... DAL was hot, I told him I'd take him a cool place!

I posted this once b4, this is a better shot... learned a lot from you guys.... which sometimes helps when I put my mind to it!

but not always.... I wanted to catch this b4 he saw me! his cling on....... a bit fuzzy... he saw me and smiled!!

One for Xen.... probably! .... but if anyone knows, please jump in!..... (seen in Nathon Samui)

Never seen this flower b4, quite nice .... my neighbour kid says it has a fruit about size of a grapefruit (using his hands) .... any ideas ?

One for Xen.... probably! .... but if anyone knows, please jump in!..... (seen in Nathon Samui)

Never seen this flower b4, quite nice .... my neighbour kid says it has a fruit about size of a grapefruit (using his hands) .... any ideas ?

I have seen it but didn't know the name so i asked a collegue and he said it was probably Tabebuia imperiginosa or trumpet tree from the Bignoniaceae family . It is native to central america and are often deciduous when flowering like jacaranda . He also said the Thai name is Sumpoo ban tip but that spelling could be wrong.

I have learnt a new and useful landscape tree today.

Thais call it Champoo or near enough, just means PinkTree.. .

Thanks guys ^ will try to keep that name ... within the ever fading grey matter!

It's interesting in the area where I took that in Nathon Samui, there are many plants, one does not see else where on Samui....local nurseries never seem to carry them .... ... I guess residents have brought them in from the mainland.... in days gone by!

Another tree DAL and I saw yesterday on our walk about.... well hung fruit ....