A Tree Full Of Orchids

In 1994 I planted two small trees I bought from a nursery. I had never seen trees like them before but I liked the shape of the leaves that looked like the hooves of a camel. Actually this is what the owner of the nursery told me they are called, camel hooves!!

The first three years they were nice green trees that kept growing without anything really remarkable except the shape of the leaves and the fact that they shed their leaves in February and would start to bud in late May early June which I though is weird. Then one year the first bloom appeared. The most spectacular flower with beautiful shades of pink. The following year the tree was in full bloom, a huge umbrella of Pinks with the most beautiful subtle scent. To my delight the other tree was a different color, white. It is my Bauhinia tree or what is commonly known as the orchid tree, and this is it. They are now almost 6 meters high and growing, It will soon loose the flowers and the green leaves will start appearing again, and will only see this beautiful canopy next year.