PHOTO | IRWIN TAN
IT IS a rare sight as pink and white flowers bloomed on trees around campus earlier this month.
According to plant physiologist John Yong, an assistant professor from the National Institute of Education, the unusually dry spell stimulated these rosy trumpet trees (tabebuia rosea) to blossom.
Estimated to be between 10 to 15 years old, these trees were introduced from the tropical Americas as part of the Garden City campaign for wayside trees. They provide important habitats for birds, mistletoes and other aerial plants like birdnest ferns.
