I appreciate this as a lover of plants especially of ethnobotany! I have several flowering trees I love, hard to pick a favorite. Some I love more for the smell rather than shape of the flowers:
1) moringa (I have planted and eaten its cooked leaves and fruit and used its blossoms in tea so far)
I am amazed by how quickly and how much moringa produces as one plant! The moringa that gets grown in gardens in Dubai (where I am based) are of either Indian or Southeast Asian origins.
We do have our own native variety that grows in the wild especially in the mountains but I unfortunately don’t know much about it. Scientific name is moringa peregrina, common name Ben Tree
The one you have is Moringa Oleifera. I remember the scientific name vividly from elementary school 😅 i am delighted to know they can grow in the desert! And yes they grow fast even just from a branch cutting. I am based in Northern US now so they cannot grow here unless I have a green house for Winter.
Yes moringa oleifera is different from moringa peregrina but of same family. I have tried to grow moringa oleifera indoors but unfortunately they died off so I stuck to growing them outdoors here. I had one HUGE one that produced so much fruit and it felt like a nature show with all the birds and butterflies and bees swarming it when it blossomed but a storm killed it. We have another one that survived but two storms trimmed it lol let’s see if it will continue to stay standing with future storms
This is so cool! I am not sure how you cook the fruits in Emirati cuisine but there are many Filipinos in Dubai, you may be able to try how we cook them if you are open to trying the many restaurants there. I have been there twice for work trip and vacation and I love it there!
I am not sure if the native moringa here is edible and honestly it is more known by people from mountains versus coastal city folk like me 😅. I have so far only tried eating a Bengali recipe from moringa oleifera but haven’t tried Filipino recipes from it, I have heard many Filipinos here love this tree
Spring is eking closer where I am, but it is still snowing. The caragana bush buds are looking very full, though, and ready to bring forth often underappreciated yellow flowers when the time comes! Love the Banaba photos, how beautiful.
Magnolia trees have been in flower, here in the UK. Mum and dad had a magnolia, in the garden of the house I lived in through my teens, and the beginning of my 20s. Apple and cherry blossom are favourites. Also the flowers of both the fruiting (white) and non fruiting (pink) horse chestnut trees. As they are at their best coming up to Ascension Day, they are commonly known as Ascension Candles.
I appreciate this as a lover of plants especially of ethnobotany! I have several flowering trees I love, hard to pick a favorite. Some I love more for the smell rather than shape of the flowers:
1) moringa (I have planted and eaten its cooked leaves and fruit and used its blossoms in tea so far)
2) neem
3) frangipani
4) plum tree
5) cherry blossom
6) flowering trees in citrus family
7) linden
8) magnolia
Forgot to mention what I think is called the flame tree!
Reema - yes or Fire Tree maybe?
This one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia
Yes!!! I love these too!!! It is native in Madagascar.
Here is a link of native ones in Philippines which you'll find delightful to see.
https://www.tripzilla.ph/instaworthy-philippine-native-trees/15766/amp/
Wow the last one is especially spectacular!!
I know all these!!!! Moringa we eat the leaves and fruit too back home! And Plums have beautiful blooms!
I am amazed by how quickly and how much moringa produces as one plant! The moringa that gets grown in gardens in Dubai (where I am based) are of either Indian or Southeast Asian origins.
We do have our own native variety that grows in the wild especially in the mountains but I unfortunately don’t know much about it. Scientific name is moringa peregrina, common name Ben Tree
The one you have is Moringa Oleifera. I remember the scientific name vividly from elementary school 😅 i am delighted to know they can grow in the desert! And yes they grow fast even just from a branch cutting. I am based in Northern US now so they cannot grow here unless I have a green house for Winter.
Yes moringa oleifera is different from moringa peregrina but of same family. I have tried to grow moringa oleifera indoors but unfortunately they died off so I stuck to growing them outdoors here. I had one HUGE one that produced so much fruit and it felt like a nature show with all the birds and butterflies and bees swarming it when it blossomed but a storm killed it. We have another one that survived but two storms trimmed it lol let’s see if it will continue to stay standing with future storms
This is so cool! I am not sure how you cook the fruits in Emirati cuisine but there are many Filipinos in Dubai, you may be able to try how we cook them if you are open to trying the many restaurants there. I have been there twice for work trip and vacation and I love it there!
I am not sure if the native moringa here is edible and honestly it is more known by people from mountains versus coastal city folk like me 😅. I have so far only tried eating a Bengali recipe from moringa oleifera but haven’t tried Filipino recipes from it, I have heard many Filipinos here love this tree
Spring is eking closer where I am, but it is still snowing. The caragana bush buds are looking very full, though, and ready to bring forth often underappreciated yellow flowers when the time comes! Love the Banaba photos, how beautiful.
Hi Antonia! Thanks for sharing! It is currently snowing here also and we actually have an active Winter storm warning in place. 🥶
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Magnolia trees have been in flower, here in the UK. Mum and dad had a magnolia, in the garden of the house I lived in through my teens, and the beginning of my 20s. Apple and cherry blossom are favourites. Also the flowers of both the fruiting (white) and non fruiting (pink) horse chestnut trees. As they are at their best coming up to Ascension Day, they are commonly known as Ascension Candles.