my favortie trees!

Hi Folks,

This is one of the tree under which I played marbles, cricket etc during summer vacation when I was a kid.

I have decided the name of my bunglow(yet to purchase in India) as Gulmohar. I see Gulmohar as a symbol of challenge as if saying to sun - Your summer heat stop me from blooming flowers...

thanks to you all for such wonderful information on OUR TREE.

Pruthvi

Hi Sreekant,

Congrats and thanks for the topic you posted.. it is getting interesting for me..What distance would you recommend between the tree and compound wall ?

HI Sreekant,

Will the roots of Gulmohar trees penetrate to adjacent buildings like compound wall ? Is it safe to plant it in front of my house ?

can u give some info on it

hi Shreekant, i like ur Gulmohar Tree. It's really pretty good looking and it is one of my most favourite trees. And, it is most commonly seen tree in some of famour residential areas in Bangalore, like: Indiranagar, Koramangala, Jayanagar etc.,

And Shreekant, like Gulmohar, can you provide me the info., about which are the most beautiful and FAST growing trees suitable to plant infront of the house for huge shading and good looking.

Thanks in advance.

New friends colony in Delhi is full of beautiful gulmohars and laburnums - together they are a real treat of summer. After wind or rain I go and pick up the blossoms in the early morning- so beautiful

Thanks, Prasoon. With a hot summer, it should be blooming pretty soon this year.

Dear Madhura

The plant may take 4 t0 5 yers before it starts floweirng.

Rather than planting seeds, you will find it easier to plant a sapling available from many nurseries in Mumbai.

Hi Dr Kakhanis. Thanks for the kind comment.

For Gulmohar images pl go to

htpp//:davesgarden.com/pf/show image/15918.

Dear Chinky Thanks very much for that.

Dear Ramu Deatails about the tree are given in the comments by the learned Dr from Los Angeles dated 9 March 2006.

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This is a tree, when in full bloom looks like it is on fire. Because of its red coloured flowers. Beautiful picture.

Silas

Thanks for the information on Royal Poinciana, Dr. I will certainly make efforts to see if the plant grows here.

Thanks for that, Divya.

Shreekant,

Thank you very much for putting up this page and providing botanical name. I was looking for Gulmohar in USA to plant it in my backyard.

Some more info:

Consistently voted among the top 5 most beautiful flowering trees in the world, the Royal Poinciana deserves its support. It may be the most colorful flowering tree as well.

Related to the Tamarind and mimosa tree, this native of Madagascar is a tropical legume with many attributes.

Royal Poinciana is deciduous in winter allowing sun to penetrate in months South Florida wants full sun exposure. In early summer, the voluminous red blooms appear and will hold for 4-8 weeks.

Here are some blooms opening, others already red. After that, the Delonix re-foliates its wide spreading branches with delicate medium green compound leaves.

As with other flowering trees such as the Yellow Tabebuia, cutting off sprinkler water in the winter months prior to blooming promotes a far better flowering display. The older the tree, the more intensely it will bloom.

The Poinciana is rated to a tall 40 feet. In hot months its fine loose leaves provide a wonderful "broken" shade beneath, well suited for any plantings that enjoy shifting light and protection from the hot summer sun.

Even lawn grasses grow well underneath. Look at the top photo again and notice the "broken" sun showing in. This type of tropical shade allows almost any plant to be happy. For this reason, growing grass to near the trunk is a big waste of an excellent environment. Much better to have a large bed of fancy tropicals under your Royal.

Young, it tends to grow as wide as tall causing an appearance that it will invade the air space of driveways, roofs and garages. However, as it matures, it picks up its drooping branches to create a high umbrella.

Some careful light pruning during maturation can help make a better formed tree. Take most of the branches that grow beneath the main crown. These lower branches will just add more shade and are not needed. If your tree is a little thin for branches, skip this pruning.

Royal Poinciana is tolerant of some salt drift, not too fussy as to soil and has no pests. Light fertilization is recommended.

Plant as a foundation tree or, if you have the land, use three about 20 feet apart in a triangle. The effect will be a huge protected shaded area suitable for almost all plants and people.

There is also a yellow Poinciana that blooms in spring as well as a very colorful shrub to 10 feet called Paradise Poinciana.

SOURCE: http://mgonline.com/royalp.html

Correction of the scientific name: A WWF Bulletin just received informs that the scientific name for Gulmohar is Delonix regia. It has come to India from Madagascar. I regret the earlier error.

I have just got it from a search. It is:Dichrostaschys cinera.

Well, Gulmohar basically grows in tropical climates. I have just seen it blooming in Sikkim, which is in the foothills of the Himalayas. So, I don't think there will be a problem anywhere in US. A nursery selling Indian plants may be having saplings or seeds.

I've never heard of a gulmohar before. Very cool tree. I wish they lived in Utah too.

Gorgeous Tree!!!

Carol

Thanks.

I'll see if I have a closeup.