What are these trees?

[GuyDow]

Hi

I've got a couple of trees in blossom in my garden. One has purple/lilac blossoms. The other yellow blossoms and also long brown seed pods hanging down.

Can anyone tell me what these trees are called?

Thanks

[arby]

the yellow one is called uvia de oro in mexico which translates to rain of gold and the other one might be a jacaranda.

[tormok]

Golden shower tree Cassia fistula and Tabebuia rosea.

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

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

[GuyDow]

That's great. Thanks for the info.

[willyumiii]

The golden shower tree is the national flower of Thailand; its yellow flowers symbolize Thai royalty. A 2006-2007 flower festival, the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, was named after the tree, which is known in Thai as Ratchaphruek (Thai: ราชพฤกษ์) and the blossoms commonly referred to as dok khuen (Thai: ดอกคูน).

It is both the national flower and national tree of Thailand.

In Thailand it is often referred to as "The King's Tree" .