Thread: Trees: fast growing, shade giving.

These are quite nice. Grow fairly quickly and get very big. No idea what they are called but are very common in the garden centres here.

I live in Japan and love the bamboo groves here. You can make a lot of simple things out of it too. Not sure about the snakes in Thailand though.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

These are quite nice. Grow fairly quickly and get very big. No idea what they are called but are very common in the garden centres here.

Nice, they look like giant buds.

Try planting some Thakop; they have nice red berries that are sweet with lots of tiny seeds

They grow fast, give shade and birds love the berries

Originally Posted by spliff

Originally Posted by somtamslap

These are quite nice. Grow fairly quickly and get very big. No idea what they are called but are very common in the garden centres here.

Nice, they look like giant buds.

These are called "Asoke" in Thailand.

Being tall and quite thin they do not offer much shade from an overhead sun however.

They are most often planted as a sort of screen, that said they are not very strong and quite easily blow down in a strong wind so best not to plant them near your house.

Patrick

Excellent advice from Dr. Andy. I planted one of these trees upcountry and it has grown like a weed. I think I originally paid about B10,000 for the tree.

Have some of the trees the Thai Princess is involved with, HUGE leaves, I mean HUGE.
Grow very fast, mature in 4-5 years, but I forget the name.

come on Ed, try harder

Originally Posted by dirtydog

This tree is about 2 years old I think, plenty of water as it is on the bank of the pond, must be about 6 meters tall already, nice looking tree for shade but I have no idea what it is.

This one is called 'Ton Hoo Kwang' or 'Deer's Ear Tree'. Indeed it grows like a wildfire. This does look like a young one, they spread out pretty wide as well, covering a lot of ground with shade.

Other than providing shade in a hurry, it's utterly useless; can't use the wood for anything, and it sheds most of its leaves in the dry season, creating a mess. (At least it doesn't shed continuously throughout the year though)

Super easy to grow.. they produce seeds that sprout up all over the place.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Try planting some Thakop; they have nice red berries that are sweet with lots of tiny seeds

They grow fast, give shade and birds love the berries

This is a good suggestions.

Bamboo is good also, but takes a while to get established. Not messy at all, unless your into English style manicured gardens. The leaves make excellent mulch.

You should also try some nitrogen fixing trees, these can take nitrogen from the air and store it. In the rainy season you cut them back, the trimmings just throw on the ground for fertilizer. When cut back a portion of the roots die, adding notrogen to the soil. Many are quick growing, a popular variety is Kratin, you can eat it as well.

I think the White Teak you are refering to is called Gmelina although i dont think thats its thai name. I saw it in Africa and was told it was introduced there from Malasia it is very fast growing provides shade and when you cut it down it regrows, i plan on planting this myself in thailand. Google will tell you more.

Temp solutionis banans and you can eat them while chewing over your final selection

^ Didn't realize how old the OP was until after I'd posted.

Didn't know that orchids grow that big.

Beautiful flowers.

This is perfect for me. My whole front and side yard died in the floods. I lost a 12 year old avocado grown from seed, chompoo, jackfruit, and most of my wassana are 50/50 to make it through. I must get out and get some more. The house faces west and is now going to be 4-6 degrees hotter inside without the shade.

I think I will get some kind of pull down curtains for my front balcony this year. I would not be able to sit outside March, April or May because of the heat.



The only thing left alive is the small pine. The rest is dead. Shit!!!

Any ideas for salinated land, no trees, and limited rainfall (3 months per year)? Got a pond, and coconuts, bananas and mangoes around the pond on a 2 rai plot, but get the mai dai for every idea I come up with for the other 1 1/2 rai. Aussie trees leach the soil more and the locals only tell me monoculture some chillis. Gotta be a better way. Also got a 3 rai plot 20 mins away, but gotta wait for an uncle to finish his sugar cane crop. Got big fruit trees around the house, but need some ideas. That plot has good soil but dry with only a pond and the cane. Locals say sugar canes good but bamboo is snake city. Since they're similar I don't quite belive it. Good thread, and thx for any ideas.

I am facing a similar problem. I would start by asking the locals which of this list of salt tolerant trees is found in your area:


Scientific Name, Common Name, Thai Name

Albizia lebbeck, Siris Tree, Kase/Thone/Phruek/Thon/Chakham

Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Oriental Mangrove, Pang ka ha sum

Calophyllum inophyllum, Portia Tree/Borneo Mahogany, Krathing/Nao wa kan/Saraphee neen

Cocos nucifera, Coconut Palm, Ma prao

Cordia subcordata, Beach Cordia, Rampon

Gliricidia sepium, Gliricidia/Mexican Lilac, Kha farang/Kea farang

Intsia bijuga, Borneo Teak, Lumpho thale/Pradu thale

Pithecellobium dulce, Manila Tamarind, Ma kham thet

Rhizophora mucronata, Red Mangrove, Phang ka

Senna siamea, Kassod, Khi lek/Kho lek

Terminalia catappa, Tropical Almond, Taa pang/Dat mue/Hu kwang

Thespesia populnea, Cork Tree, Pho thale/Po kamat phrai


The above is certainly not a complete listing of salt tolerant trees, just a few I have found reference to. I've never found a good listing. It would be good to check with the local Thai Forestry Department or University. They recognize the need for salt tolerant trees, and have been conducting research on developing salt tolerant varieties. A couple that I know are under development are:


Samanea saman, Rain Tree, Jamjuree/Kamphu

Azadirachta siamensis, Thai Neem, Sa dao thai/Ka dao


Hope this helps. Good luck.

There is a tree called "wild cherry tree" in Thailand. They grow fast and have delicious cherries which the birds love and get to before you. Most Thai's know about the tree. There is some along Sukumvit in Bangkok. Grows to a full size tree in under two years. Somewhat messy due to flowers dropping and birds but a nice looking tree with good fruit.