June 2011, Delhi
When I was assigned to our Delhi office for 4 months from May 2011, I shared a company guest house in Safdarjung Enclave near Green Park with other colleague. It was beginning of summer and the Almatas tree started blooming. Seeing them twice a day while going to office and return, I cant help but asked Ram to stop the car near the roadsides for me to get a closer look of them. It was like heaven to see the tree turned yellow with no leaves but flowers. Let's get our self enlighten with the information obtained from the website about Almatas.
Almatas scientific name is Cassia Fistula, known as the golden shower tree, a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a native plant to southern Asia, from southern Pakistan east through India to Mynmar and south to Sri Lanka.
Cassia Fistula is associated with the Mullai region of Sangam landscape. It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is also state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is an herbal medicine.
The golden shower tree is widely grown as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas. It blooms in late spring. Flowering is profuse, with trees being covered with yellow flowers, many times with almost no leaf being seen. It will grow well in dry climates. Growth for this tree is best in full sun on well-drained soil. It is relatively drought tolerant and slightly salt tolerant. It will tolerate light brief frost, but can get damaged if frost persists. The tree will bloom better where there is pronounced difference between summer and winter temperatures.
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