Tecoma Blossoms Becoming Iconic in Penang
By Priyanka Bansal
March 2024 FEATURE
COME MARCH OR APRIL, several streets in Penang spring alive with bursts of pink and white Tecoma flowers. These are also colloquially known as the “Penang Sakura”, due to its resemblance to Japanese cherry blossoms.First planted in Melaka and then Johor by Malaysia’s Forest Research Institute, Tecoma trees, which originated from the Caribbean and central and northern regions of South America, are fast growing and good for providing shade. Chandra Sagaran, an arborist and assistant landscape architect at MBPP, says...
Priyanka Bansal
is an Indian expat living in Penang. Owing to her artistic bent of mind she loves writing, painting and crafting.
