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Silver Trumpet Tree, Tabebuia caraiba

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Family - Bignoniaceae

U.S.D.A. Zones - 10, 11

Description - The Silver Trumpet tree is called by several common names including - Yellow trumpet, Caribbean trumpet, Golden trumpet, Ipê, Poui. There is also a pink flowered variety, Tabebuia heterophylla or Pink trumpet. All told there are 100 Tabebuia species

Trumpet trees generally drop all or most of their leaves just prior to blooming, with profuse terminal clusters of 2-3 inch yellow, trumpet shaped flowers in spring and sporadically throughout the growing season.

The bark is thick, deeply furrowed and corky, which when combined with trunks that are often contorted give the impression of an old windswept tree.

Culture - Best in full sun, Trumpet trees can take some partial shade, are fairly tolerant to drought, salt air and a wide range of soil types and pH.

Landscape Use - Street tree, specimen, accent tree or large container.

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