When these trees were swaddling babes in a nursery, the metro was called Madras. On TTK Road, now and again, an albizia saman (rain tree) would hog the pavement, having grown to monstrous proportions.

The Albizia saman, or rain tree, was so named because its leaves curl during precipitation.Also known as a monkey pod tree, it grows throughout South America, Southeast Asia and the tropics. An ...

HOK Honolulu People/Products The albizia saman tree—with its natural gift for self-cooling—was one of HOK's design inspirations for the Daniel K. Inouye Regional Center, the new home for the National ...

Much like tapioca, rain trees (Samanea saman or Albizia saman) were once foreigners to this land. As Aswathi Jerome, who runs the popular Instagram page @treesofcochin, explains, “They were ...

An Albizia Saman on a stretch in West Velchery needs a gentle touch of the axe to ensure its branches don’t mess with electrical wires. June 14, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

Singapore is the best place for trees,” she added menacingly, before anybody else could say anything else.As ubiquitous as these gigantic trees are to India, Rain trees (Albizia saman) are ...

THE arboreal embrace of G Hotel’s new Tree Bar infuses leisurely moments of indulgence and merrymaking with the rustic charms of nature. Built around an 80-year-old Albizia Saman tree rising ...

Albizia trees are extremely fast-growing and can reach up to 15 feet annually. Its growth rate and large, brittle branches can drop at any time. There’s a tall Albizia tree behind Michael ...