Trees

[klauskunkel]

Opps double post ... ^

Who planted a tree in the middle of the pathway?

It was the phone company - they ran out of phone booths, so...

[Dancealot]

[klauskunkel]

[Ace of Pop]

.Sat under this yesterday, not wise.

[xen]

IMG_1507 (1).JPG.Sat under this yesterday, not wise.

Looks like a pair of testicles and that also would be not wise in that position

[Assurancetourix]

Orange Tree by the Kanchanaburi Train Station

Win

P.S. you all must know "Tessa Green", well some are not when they are blooming good photo shots

In french we name this tree a Flamboyant;

but the real name is Delonix regia

cf WiKi

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

[Assurancetourix]

Kanchanaburi Hellfire Pass

Phimai The great Banian

[Assurancetourix]

Inside a Wat in the countryside of Issan;

The name of the village : Ban_Plouak, not far from Ban_Chiang where u can find an old civilisation...

[klauskunkel]

Banyan tree

[samuijimmy]

Sea shore trees Koh Phangan

I am a bit stumped as to where to post this!

[sunshine51]

^^^ SJ...outta likes still..no song though today...just...Nice Pix!

[samuijimmy]

Tree in a concrete jungle (Samui).... a song not necessary Sunshine!

[samuijimmy]

Tree lined street off the beach, Maenam, Samui.

Cemetery trees (not sure how they got that name!(

[xen]

jimmy,

Frangipani are often called cemetery trees around Asia and the Pacific as in the 18th century when the Christian missionaries spread the word they would also plant Frangipanis in cemeteries and so the association began between Frangipani and death. . That is why some of the older Thais still do not like Frangipani trees much. I can't remember the exact reason why the missionaries would plant the Frangipani in cemeteries though.

[samuijimmy]

jimmy,

Frangipani are often called cemetery trees around Asia and the Pacific as in the 18th century when the Christian missionaries spread the word they would also plant Frangipanis in cemeteries and so the association began between Frangipani and death. . That is why some of the older Thais still do not like Frangipani trees much. I can't remember the exact reason why the missionaries would plant the Frangipani in cemeteries though.

Yes, Xen, I remember hearing that story about Frangipani when I first came to Thailand almost ten years ago... but they certainly seem more and more popular!

Moving on...

I think this may be the last season for these coconuts.... and we've hardly had rough weather yet...

Maenam beach Samui.

Maybe that kid is digging too much for clams!

[sunshine51]

jimmy,

Frangipani are often called cemetery trees around Asia and the Pacific as in the 18th century when the Christian missionaries spread the word they would also plant Frangipanis in cemeteries and so the association began between Frangipani and death. . That is why some of the older Thais still do not like Frangipani trees much. I can't remember the exact reason why the missionaries would plant the Frangipani in cemeteries though.

One reason was simply because one may not be able to bury a body 6 feet below ground level

so if buried at a more shallow depth the smell of decay would permeate the cemetery. Especially

since way back in the old days out here, embalming was not usually practiced for myriad reasons.

And they initially didn't buy the English 6 feet under edict.

Frangipani is, after all, very fragrant.

Some interesting links below...

http://www.allthingsfrangipani.com/frangipanis.html

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

http://mentalfloss.com/article/31633/how-did-6-feet-become-standard-grave-depth

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

[samuijimmy]

same area, light caught my eye!

[Ace of Pop]

Taken ages to find a Nut Picker.This Morning he arrived.

[Robby nz]

Remember some time back someone writing on a topic on illegal logging and asking why don't they grow the valuable saplings and plant them out. Well they do.

A small part of a national park tree nursery.

[shaggy1969]

[klauskunkel]

strange fruit

[samuijimmy]

new flush of growth, comes with the rain!

[Assurancetourix]

[samuijimmy]

Norfolk Island pines, in the middle of nowhere on Samui! ..... in the middle of the road too~ ! you Aussie guys should like this!

[Assurancetourix]

I'm not " Aussie" but I like also ..

The big Banian in Phimai Khorat province

[samuijimmy]

Monkey Puzzle tree! A lot of tails but no faces....they must have been sleeping ! (Antong National Marine Park)

[roodujardin]

Rubber trees:

[samuijimmy]

Hanging in there!...... Amazing how they grow out of the rock ....

[kruell]

[klauskunkel]

reclaimed