A Beautiful Tree

[Gonzo the Face]

I have got, in my back yard , on the banks by the river, a most beautiful tree in bloom. It is the brightest orange when the sun shines on it. Does anyone know the species of tree this is ..... in English???? In Florida the tree called Jacaranda is very similar.

G

[MESmith]

Flame tree?

Delonix regia

[eyecatcher]

also known as "flame of the forest"

my favourite tree also

[mascarabertha]

in Tirana Albania it is known as flame of the garden

[zeichen]

Is it the hang nok yoong? The peacocks tail feather?

It is one of our favorites too. My daughter actually likes to talk to our tree. "You are so beautiful today, thank you tree."

[Gonzo the Face]

  On 5/16/2015 at 8:03 AM, zeichen said:

Is it the hang nok yoong? The peacocks tail feather?

It is one of our favorites too. My daughter actually likes to talk to our tree. "You are so beautiful today, thank you tree."

Hang Nok Yoong...... that's what my wife was trying to tell me...In any event is is indeed a very beautiful tree

[Sparkles]

The Hang Nok Yoong are indeed a beautiful tree and in flower all over the province.The flower stays for quite a while.Especially this season, no doubt helped by not being lashed by heavy rain.

In Australia we have the Jacaranda tree which has beautiful purple flowers,makes a hell of a mess when the flowers drop but the NSW city of Grafton has many along its streets and actually have each year a Jacarandra Festival

[villagefarang]

We need pictures. I am assuming this is the tree. We drove from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai the other day and they were everywhere along the drive, especially near villages. Some were orange and others almost red with two or three that were pink.

[kaptainrob]

As per pics above, Royal Poinciana is what OP is talking about ... magnificent!

[MESmith]

How many names does this tree have?

[Gonzo the Face]

Seems like many names..... I sorta like the Peacocks Tailfeathers

anyhow here is the one in my back yard

[narkeddiver]

This season has two of my favourite flowering trees - this one - the peacock tail and the yellow ratchapuek tree

[eyecatcher]

  On 5/16/2015 at 11:11 AM, MESmith said:

How many names does this tree have?

I found a great name for it "bastard teak" not forget that one....unlike the person who named it because he forgot what is was called

Yes its a fact!

[villagefarang]

  On 5/16/2015 at 12:23 PM, narkeddiver said:

This season has two of my favourite flowering trees - this one - the peacock tail and the yellow ratchapuek tree

Lovely trees and also found in abundance along the roadside. We have a couple in our yard too. The strands of flowers on our trees are no where near as long as this one, however.

[scd]

I saw one today while out on the bike and it was indeed a head turner. Very nice looking tree when in bloom

[CMHomeboy78]

The many types of trees that flower so beautifully in the hot season are one of the things that haven't changed over the years.

If anything, they've gotten better and more numerous.

[Torrens54]

Yep, we have them all along the creek at the back of our house.

They look beautiful but my wife was CUSSING them after Saturday's Thunderstorm and High Winds....you guessed it... our rear Alfresco area was covered in the petals. Wife was NOT impressed.

[Beng]

Yes, many of the roads in Chiang Mai are lined with flowering trees of all sorts.

Here some pics.

[rawhod]

  On 5/16/2015 at 1:15 PM, villagefarang said:

  On 5/16/2015 at 12:23 PM, narkeddiver said:

This season has two of my favourite flowering trees - this one - the peacock tail and the yellow ratchapuek tree

Lovely trees and also found in abundance along the roadside. We have a couple in our yard too. The strands of flowers on our trees are no where near as long as this one, however.

Also this Chomphu Phantip (which is just visible in the background)

[mascarabertha]

  On 5/16/2015 at 6:01 PM, Torrens54 said:

Yep, we have them all along the creek at the back of our house.

They look beautiful but my wife was CUSSING them after Saturday's Thunderstorm and High Winds....you guessed it... our rear Alfresco area was covered in the petals. Wife was NOT impressed.

What is alfresco area never heard that term

[Beng]

And the Sakura trees

[Mousehound]

Delonix regia - soak the seeds for a week and plant them, and you might be lucky to get some growing.

[masuk]

  On 5/16/2015 at 12:49 PM, eyecatcher said:

  On 5/16/2015 at 11:11 AM, MESmith said:

How many names does this tree have?

I found a great name for it "bastard teak" not forget that one....unlike the person who named it because he forgot what is was called

Yes its a fact!

A sad name for a beautiful tree. I've just been reading about it on Wiki; I thought it came from Madagascar, but in fact it's native from India to Thailand.

My other favourite tree is the jacaranda, from south America. It's at its best in October, and is grown around the whole country.

[Lizard2010]

Will have to check out when i am in Chiang Mai Gonzo

[kaptainrob]

  On 5/17/2015 at 3:37 AM, Mousehound said:

Delonix regia - soak the seeds for a week and plant them, and you might be lucky to get some growing.

Have one I grew from seed, planted 2 years ago, now @ 6m.

[scottiejohn]

  On 5/17/2015 at 1:39 AM, mascarabertha said:

  On 5/16/2015 at 6:01 PM, Torrens54 said:

Yep, we have them all along the creek at the back of our house.

They look beautiful but my wife was CUSSING them after Saturday's Thunderstorm and High Winds....you guessed it... our rear Alfresco area was covered in the petals. Wife was NOT impressed.

What is alfresco area never heard that term

Alfresco just means 'Open Air'. Often used as 'it was a beautiful night, so we dined alfresco' . I.e. 'we dined outside last night under the stars'. Very appropriate for this subject IMO.

For Gonzo; What a great thread and lovely to see nothing but positive comments and pictures!

[chingmai331]

This lovely tree, Delonix regia, is a member of the bean family. If you take a good look at the large, long brown seed pod, then you can easily see the bean family character.

Many of these related bean tree with larger pods are edible, but some need a treatment. In Kentucky (USA) the kentucky coffee tree, a bean family tree (Gymnocladus) has large juicy pods which were roasted and eaten by aboriginal americans and newcomers . The roasted seeds served as a coffee substitute during hard times and during the War Between the States.