Panaji: A tragedy was averted after a decades-old rain tree (Samanea Saman) crashed across the road in one of Panaji’s ...

With the seawall complete, the rain tree was moved on July 21 to its permanent new home, about 15 feet from the water’s edge. The Samanea saman, or rain tree, was so named because its leaves ...

Official inquiry clears officials of wrongdoing in felling 40 trees on Hyder Ali Road in Mysuru, citing legal compliance.

Rain tree (Samanea Saman) and Bengaluru go together. Or rather “used” to go together. As children it was our favourite as “riter kai mara”. During summer, collecting its fruit, long and ...

Rain trees (Albizia saman) are actually from Mexico and Brazil. They were introduced to Srilanka and India by the British, as a quick and plentiful source of railway firewood. The sheer majesty of ...

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.

Trembesi trees are also commonly known as saman, monkey pod and rain trees. Originally from South American countries such as Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and Mexico, the wide-canopied rain tree may ...

DBKL says about 25 trees posing a threat to public safety will be cut down in stages from June to July. Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will be cutting down trees seen as a threat to public safety.

The National Parks Board (NParks) said that they were alerted on Oct 15 at 5.25pm to a fallen tree incident involving a 3m girth Rain Tree (Samanea saman) at Jurong West Avenue 1 following heavy ...

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional Executive Director Isabelo Montejo said 16 century-old acacia or rain trees (Samanea saman) covered under DPWH’s STCP should ...

A trembesi tree (Albizia saman), also known as a rain tree, is a good tree for shade and was chosen to provide shade along the 34.15-kilometer toll road to benefit road users. The tree-planting ...