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 ...

Rain trees, also known as Samanea saman, are native to Central and South America. The one in Fort Lauderdale is likely the largest of its species in North America, experts say. In 1987 ...

A giant rain tree was back in the spotlight on Earth Day in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Developer Asi Cymbal celebrated Earth Day at the rare tree – an Albizia Saman, also known as a monkeypod ...

Panaji: A tragedy was averted after a decades-old rain tree (Samanea Saman) crashed across the road in one of Panaji’s busiest areas near the Santa Monica tourism jetty around 4.30am on Monday.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

This exquisite 300-year-old rain tree (Albizia saman) is a lucky one – it gets to live in Le Prêcheur, Martinique. (Which isn't on the European continent per se, but is an overseas region of ...

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 ...

is the rain tree, also known as “Samanea Saman” in Latin. “It is a non-native tree from South America and its flowers are like powder puff. It is called the “rain tree” because of the ...