Large shade tree to identify

[fiji jim]

These are growing on a friends property here and we would like to know which species they are.

Can anyone help please.

Thanks,

Jim

[fiji jim]

A closer look.

[fiji jim]

some trunk and leaf detail

[fiji jim]

And I am told that the flowers are small pink and white and not that much of a display.

So any idea of the name would be good.

Thanks all,

Jim

[fastfeat]

Jim--

Foliage looks like Samanea saman (and a lot of other things), but I think the bark may be too smooth. Any seed pods around?

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

I'm thinking one of the Albizias. Seed pods and flowers will tell the tale.

[Ricigliano]

Enterolobium cyclocarpum common name: Guanacaste thats my guess

[ariscott]

Enterolobium has white pom pom flowers though... The one that has pink and white flowers would be rain tree (Samanea saman), but it is the 'wrong' shape tree to be a rain tree...

Regards, Ari

Edited November 15, 2009 by ariscott

[fastfeat]

Jim--

I meant to ask: Were these planted, or are they native? (Do they have non-escapees in the area?)

Don't know if Albizia amara it a possibility?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&...t=0&ndsp=20

[fiji jim]

Thanks for all the input people.

I am sure that it is not Saman. Definitely not a raintree.

Not sure weather it is native or not. I doubt it as I would expect to see more of them around.

Also I can't be sure about the flowering as the person who described that to me did not seem to be certain either.

So it should flower this summer and that should enable some certainty as to its true name.

Also if it did not appear to be deciduous as it seems to hold foliage all year.

From checking out the suggestions I'd say Albizia and Enterolobium are both possibilities.

Thanks again,

Jim

[MattyB]

Looks more like an Albizia to me with the long spreading branches. Enterlobium always seems more complex and zig zaggy in the branches.