I have vivid childhood memories of the silk cotton ( semal) tree. I was barely 10 years old when we moved houses from a secure, manicured factory colony to a new housing area set against the backdrop ...

In March, red-silk cotton trees bloom, showing off their beauty at the thousand-year-old Thay Pagoda in Quoc Oai district in Hanoi. The trees usually bloom in March, reminiscent of the peaceful ...

42.5 x 84.8 cm 16 ⅞ x 33 ½ in. 42.5 x 84.8 cm 16 ⅞ x 33 ½ in.

Every year, just when exam time was peaking and the school session coming to a close, I would see, along avenues, a leafless tree with vibrant clusters of red flowers. The child in me just reveled in ...