Trumpet Trees near Hall 11

Hello all!

Here are some photos of the place mentioned in the previous entry, courtesy of Yong Xiang.

Enjoy! =)

For the nature walk on 7 March 2009 (Saturday), we will be bringing you somewhere near that location. If you are lucky, the flowers would still be there but time does not wait! Better to visit the location soon before the flowers all fall off. ^^

For the photographers

If you enjoy photography, especially nature photography or is simply looking for a lovely place with picturesque surroundings, allow me to let you in on a little secret!

The trumpet trees are flowering now!

If you've read my previous entries, I have likened the trumpet trees to the Sakura of Singapore. When in full bloom, the whole tree is a burst of colour, usually in pink or white with the flowers lightly scattered beneath. It is simply a beautiful place for a shot or if you like, just enjoying the flowers and some pleasant company with yourself or others. My words here probably can't fully describe to you how it is like, you've got to see it for yourself. You don't even need to go very far. There are many trumpet trees within our NTU campus. Right now, the location I would suggest is this area next to hall 11. Just go there and take a look and you'll understand what I mean.

If you require, you can email me at earthlink-actmgr@ntu.edu.sg for more details. You can even try calling me along for a photoshoot and I'll be more than happy to tag along. You see, I enjoy nature photography myself! =)

Photoshoot Location: Area next to Hall 11

(P.S. Photos in this entry were old photos taken by Yong Xiang and were not taken at the area next to Hall 11)

Trumpet Tree

• Common name: Trumpet Tree
• Where to observe: Yunnan Garden, Beside Canteen 1, Canteen 2 and SCE
• When to observe: Mar and May
• Why observe: The trumpet tree only flowers for a few days. Within that short period, the whole tree is so overwhelmed with white or pink flowers that you can hardly find the leaves. The flowers keep drop to the ground from time to time. So the most beautiful scene is, when you wake up in the morning, there are circles of flowers spread on the ground around the trunk.