We were walking in a parking lot and saw several of these golden trees. They were a startling yellow color and we couldn't take our eyes off it. They seemed to sparkle like gold.
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I do know they are called Tabebuia. We've seen the pink version in Waipahu that some people mistook for a cherry blossom tree. The Tabebuia has sometimes been called the Trumpet tree because of the shape of the flowers.
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You can spot these trees from a far distance all around Oahu because the color is so intense.
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I was using my small Canon PowerShot SD850 IS.
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I do miss the cherry, crab apples, pear and other gorgeous spring blossoms on the mainland, but I guess we do have our own varieties of beauty all around us. We just have to pay attention.
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I do know they are called Tabebuia. We've seen the pink version in Waipahu that some people mistook for a cherry blossom tree. The Tabebuia has sometimes been called the Trumpet tree because of the shape of the flowers.
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You can spot these trees from a far distance all around Oahu because the color is so intense.
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We found this tree at the Pearl City Highlands Shopping Center. Art took this photo of me with our iPhone while I was taking the following photos.
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I was using my small Canon PowerShot SD850 IS.
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I do miss the cherry, crab apples, pear and other gorgeous spring blossoms on the mainland, but I guess we do have our own varieties of beauty all around us. We just have to pay attention.
How beautiful! I wish I had a huge yard so I could grow a yellow shower tree. Imagine it surrounded by emerald green grass. What a gorgeous contrast.
ReplyDeleteActually the Tabebuia is not the Golden Shower tree. The shower trees are not in bloom yet. That is one more season to look forward to.
DeleteLove the golden trees, Kay! They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDo these trees have a fragrance?
ReplyDeleteNo, I couldn't smell anything. I saw quite a few bees though.
DeleteWhat a stunning tree. Probably won't grow in the Ozarks but I will check.
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed beautiful and look stunning in contrast to the blue sky in the last pictures. I have never heard of them before, Kay. Thanks for the information. :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers and spectacular color. There is beauty to be found out there.
ReplyDeleteoh my! Amazing!
ReplyDeletewow truly spectacular, thanks for sharing Kay!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful
ReplyDeleteThese are amazingly beautiful indeed, Kay! I do love your captures for the day!!
ReplyDeleteI'd rather see that beautiful yellow color than the plain white of yet another Bradford Pear tree :-)
ReplyDelete(BTW: I left a note, but somehow it vanished. I'm trying again.) Those are really wonderful flowers. Such truly saturated color. You leave me smiling.
ReplyDeleteHad I recomended Ruthe's blog to you. http://ruthekarlin.wordpress.com/
She's traveling in Japan, and is now in Kyoto viewing gardens. She's had a hard time with languages and the food but no problem at all with the beauty.
I shall look up Ruthe's blog. I'll bet she's having a great time.
DeleteI don't care for this shade of yellow, but your photo skills are amazing (the layout on the blog page). You have many African "Flame of the Forest" (bright red) trees in Hawaii (or did). This tree was imported from Africa to Kew Gardens, then transported to the islands to the Foster Botanical Gardens by the Brits. I loved seeing it in bloom.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite tree was the Frangipani, you call Puamele...I think. Also liked Pele's tree...a sort of red mimosa like the Monkeypod trees which have a pink flower. Dianne
Are those African tulips that you mentioned? Frangipani are plumerias. I believe Pele's tree would be the Ohia tree. They always told me that if you picked the flower it would rain.
DeleteThank you for helping me take notice lol...I can literally be about and not notice anything.
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Blogging has really opened my eyes.
DeleteBeautiful photos, Kay! The close-ups almost seem like it's a giant yellow hibiscus tree. Wonder if you plucked one or a few, if they'd last long in water, though. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling they wouldn't last very long at all once picked, but I'm guessing.
DeleteWow! These are spectacular. Do they smell? I'd love to see them.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't smell anything but maybe it's because the blooms were too high up.
DeleteI have heard trees like these called Golden Shower Trees. I wonder if they are the same? When I first moved to Hawaii in 1978, the very first thing I noticed was the spectacular flowering trees: Plumeria, Golden Shower, African Tulip among others. Of course the minute you stepped off the plane, you could smell the delightful aroma of the Plumerias. The other thing I noticed was that all these "house plants" from Ohio were actually growing outside in Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteThese are really good photographs of the yellow flowers up close.
The Golden Shower is a different tree. The flowers have a different shape. I thought these were shower trees too at first, but my mother corrected me.
Deletewow..talk about a golden tree!!! just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWe GASPED at these marvelous shots! May I have your permission to show the one Art took (with link). I'll credit you of course!
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Sure, Cloudia. I'm glad you liked it.
DeleteAnd Art is especially pleased.
DeleteYellow warms my heart. Your photos make the flowers appear like silk and you just want to reach out and touch them.
ReplyDeleteIt really did make me want to touch them too.
DeleteI was amazed by all the flowers in Hawaii when we visited years ago in Jan...
ReplyDeleteThat tree is amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow. that's amazing! Do they have a fragrance?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't detect any but maybe I wasn't close enough to the blooms.
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