Driving towards the beach at Doonside I saw this tree along the way and was mesmerised by its flowers falling like confetti, covering the entire surface underneath it. In the main photo you can see how lushly this tree blooms during the beginning of spring (http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/striving-for-diversity-the-trumpet-trees-2/) I missed this spectacular as seen on the photos beneath but I experienced the tree shedding its last flowers to indicate the start of summer.
Unfortunately, it was an overcast day and the photos did not come out great. I was hoping to return later during the week but with my luck the weather was bad my entire holiday and I did not manage to get better shots.
The Trumpet tree is native to Northern America and is the national tree of Paraguay. It is a deciduous tree, slow growing and can reach heights of about 30 meters, forming a canopy with its long branches.
It has soft light pink trumpet flowers but they also come in magenta and yellow. The tree blooms in Spring before the new leaves form.
The leaves are light green in spring and turns a darker shade during summer, they are elliptic, compound with 5 leaflets and have serrated ends.
The bark is grayish-brown and the wood is rich in tannin which make it weather and sun resistant.