Flowering trees along East Coast Park

Look out for the blossoming trumpet trees decked out in pink and white flowers. They are just beginning to flower and if the weather is easy on these trees, we should be able to enjoy their spectacular flowering for a few days wherever we may find them.

Tabebuia rosea
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common Name: Pink Poui, Rosy Trumpet Tree
Origin : Tropical America

Tabebuia pallida
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common name: White trumpet tree

This Saraca tree in East Coast Park is doing well.

Saraca Cauliflora/Thaipingensis

Family: Leguminosae

Common name: Yellow Saraca

Origin: Indo-China, Java, Malay Peninsula

This is the first time I get to see the fruits of this tree.

Cordia Sebestena

Family: Boranginaceae

Common name: Geiger tree

Origin: Caribbean and Central America

Tabebuia rosea

Family: Bignoniaceae

Common Name: Pink Poui, Rosy Trumpet Tree

Origin: Tropical America

In Japan, the Cherry Blossoms are at the peak of the season. When I was there at the end of March last year, I got to witness the early blooming of some trees in a park. I had never seen anything like it. Here in Singapore, we have our own versions of these Cherry Blossoms. Though they are not as spectacular, when they bloom in unison, they are quite a sight to behold.

The recent daily showers in the afternoon must have triggered some need for self-preservation in these trees as they are now flowering profusely everywhere on the island where they line the roads, canals and are present in parks such as Marina City Park. The flowers range from pink to light pink to white and appear in clusters. The picture below shows a branch full of such clusters against the branches af a Neem Tree.

More photos on my website: [1] and [2]