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PALM Cyrtostachys Renda - Cau Bẹ Đỏ ����������������������������������������������������� 9 Citrus sinensis - Cam.........................................................................26 Normanbya normanbyi - Cau Đuôi Chồn ��������������������������������������� 10 Artocarpus tonkinensis A chev - Chay.............................................. 27 Areca catechu Dwaft - Cau Lùn...................................................... 11 Spondias dulcis L - Cóc Ta.................................................................28 Areca catechu L - Cau Ta. ��������������������������������������������������������������� 12 Baccaurea sapida - Dâu Da Đất �������������������������������������������������������� 29 Dypsis decaryi - Cau Tam Giác.........................................................13 Diospyros kaki - Hồng Ngâm............................................................ 30 Roystonea regia - Cau Vua ������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Manilkara zapota - Hồng Xiêm ��������������������������������������������������������� 31 Phoenix dactylifera - Chà Là Mỹ ����������������������������������������������������� 15 Averrhoa carambola - Khế ����������������������������������������������������������������32 Phoenix sylvestris - Chà Là Trung Đông ����������������������������������������� 16 Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai - Lê..................................................................33 Ravenala madagascariensis - Chuối Rẻ Quạt ��������������������������������� 17 Punica granatum - Lựu.....................................................................34 Elaeis guineensis - Cọ Dầu �������������������������������������������������������������� 18 Tamarindus indica - Me ��������������������������������������������������������������������35 Livistona saribus Merr. ex A.Chev - Cọ Gai ������������������������������������� 19 Artocarpus heterophyllus - Mít ������������������������������������������������������� 36 Casuarina equisetifolia - Cọ Trơn ���������������������������������������������������20 Annona squamosa - Na.................................................................... 37 Cocos nucifera - Dừa ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 21 Dimocarpus longan - Nhãn �������������������������������������������������������������� 38 Caryota urens - Móc ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 22 Plinia cauliflora - Nho Thân Gỗ ��������������������������������������������������������� 39

FRUIT TREE

Psidium guajava - Ổi.........................................................................40 Clausena lansium - Quất Hồng Bì..................................................... 41

Persea americana Mill - Bơ............................................................ 24 Syzygium samarangense - Roi......................................................... 42 Citrus sinensis - Cam...................................................................... 25 Artocarpus altilis - Sake ������������������������������������������������������������������� 43 2

Diospyros decandra - Thị................................................................44

Crescentia cujete - Đào Tiên �����������������������������������������������������������61

Pouteria lucuma - Trứng Gà...........................................................45

Ficus glaberrima - Đa Trơn ������������������������������������������������������������ 62

Litchi chinensis - Vải.......................................................................46

Couroupita guianensis - Đầu Lân ��������������������������������������������������� 63

Ficus auriculata - Vả ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 47

Dipterocarpus alatus - Dầu Rái ������������������������������������������������������ 64

Chrysophyllum cainito - Vú Sữa ����������������������������������������������������� 48

Michelia mediocris Dandy - Giổi ����������������������������������������������������� 65

Mangifera indica L.- Xoài ��������������������������������������������������������������� 49

Cananga odorata - Hoàng Lan........................................................66

SHADE TREE

Polyalthia longifolia - Hoàng Nam ������������������������������������������������� 67 Alstonia scholaris - Hoa Sữa ���������������������������������������������������������� 68

Araucaria heterophylla - Tùng Bách Tán ����������������������������������������51

Acacia auriculiformis - Keo Lá Tràm...............................................69

Barringtonia asiatica - Bàng Biển ���������������������������������������������������52

Nageia fleuryi - Kim Giao ���������������������������������������������������������������� 70

Terminalia mantaly - Bàng Đài Loan ���������������������������������������������� 53

Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss - Lát Hoa ����������������������������������������������� 71

Syzygium nervosum - Bàng............................................................54

Erythrophleum fordii- Lim Xanh �����������������������������������������������������72

Ficus rumphii / Ficus religiosa - Bồ Đề �������������������������������������������� 55

Barringtonia acutangula - Lộc Vừng ��������������������������������������������� 73

Ceiba pentandra - Bông Gòn.......................................................... 56

Cinnamomum camphora - Long Não ��������������������������������������������� 74

Taxodium distichum - Bụt Mọc �������������������������������������������������������57

Magnolia x alba - Ngọc Lan �������������������������������������������������������������75

Terminalia chedula - Chiêu Liêu......................................................58

Bischofia javanica - Nhội.................................................................76

Ficus elastica - Đa Búp Đỏ �������������������������������������������������������������� 59

Casuarina equisetifolia - Phi Lao �����������������������������������������������������77

Ficus drupacea - Đa Lông ���������������������������������������������������������������60

Acer rubrum - Phong Lá Đỏ............................................................78 3

Ficus benjamina - Sanh ������������������������������������������������������������������ 79

Tabebuia rosea - Chuông Hồng ������������������������������������������������������ 95

Hopea odorata Roxb - Sao Đen �����������������������������������������������������80

Tabebuia aurea - Chuông Vàng ������������������������������������������������������96

Dracontomelum duperreanum Pierre - Sấu ���������������������������������� 81

Plumeria rubra Pink - Đại Đỏ ��������������������������������������������������������� 97

Liquidamber formosana - Sau Sau.................................................82

Plumeria rubra yellow - Đại Vàng ��������������������������������������������������98

Dalbergia cochinchinensis - Sưa Đỏ ����������������������������������������������� 83

Prunus persica and how to distinguish them ��������������������������������99

Ficus racemosa - Sung �������������������������������������������������������������������84

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - Đào Rừng ���������������������������������������� 100

Tectona Grandis Lin.f - Tếch ���������������������������������������������������������� 85

Cassia surattensis - Điệp Vàng ������������������������������������������������������ 101

Cycas pectinata - Thiên Tuế �����������������������������������������������������������86

Gliricidia sepium - Đỗ Mai..............................................................102

Pinus caribaea Morelet - Thông Caribe ������������������������������������������ 87

Bombax malabaricum DC - Gạo (Mộc Miên). ��������������������������������103

Aquilaria crassna - Trầm Hương ����������������������������������������������������88

Pterocarpus macrocarpus - Giáng Hương ����������������������������������� 104

Pinus kesiya - Thông Ba Lá.............................................................89

Prunus cerasoides - Hoa Anh Đào.................................................105

Mimusops elengi L - Viết. ���������������������������������������������������������������90

Crateva religiosa - Hoa Bún..........................................................106

Khaya senegalensis - Xà Cừ �������������������������������������������������������������91

Styphnolobium japonicum - Hòe..................................................107

FLOWERING TREE

Callistemon citrinus - Liễu Đỏ ����������������������������������������������������� 108 Salix alba - Liễu Trắng ����������������������������������������������������������������� 109

Lagerstroemia speciosa - Bằng Lăng ��������������������������������������������� 93

Peltophorum pterocarpum - Lim Xẹt ������������������������������������������� 110

Bauhinia variegata - Ban Tây Bắc ���������������������������������������������������94

Cochlospermum religiosum - Mai Hoa Đăng ����������������������������������111 4

Samanea saman - Me Tây...............................................................112

Saraca dives - Vàng Anh ���������������������������������������������������������������129

Prunus armeniaca - Mơ ���������������������������������������������������������������� 113

Erythrina variegata - Vông Nem...................................................130

Bauhinia blakeana - Móng Bò Hong Kong ������������������������������������ 114 Cassia javanica L - Muồng Hoa Đào................................................115

BAMBOO

Cassia fistula - Muồng Hoàng Yến ������������������������������������������������� 116

Dendrocalamus barbatus - Tre Ngà.............................................. 132

Cassia grandis - Ô Môi....................................................................117

Bambusa vulgaris vittata - Tre Vàng Sọc......................................133

Erythrina fusca - Osaka ����������������������������������������������������������������� 118

Bambusa textilis var. Gracilis - Trúc Cần Câu.................................134

Tabebuia chrysotricha/Tabebuia chrysantha - Phong Linh ���������� 119

Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’ - Trúc Chỉ Vàng.............135

Jacaranda mimosifolia - Phượng Tím �������������������������������������������120

Phyllostachys nigra - Trúc Đen......................................................136

Delonix regia - Phượng Vỹ ������������������������������������������������������������ 121

Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’ - Trúc Quân Tử.....................137

Radermachera ignea - Rà Đẹt Lửa.................................................122

Phyllostachys edulis - Trúc Sào.....................................................138

Sterculia Lanceolata - Sang ���������������������������������������������������������� 123 Magnolia grandiflora - Sen Đất.....................................................124 Casuarina equisetifolia - Sò Đo Cam ��������������������������������������������� 125 Dalbergia Tonkinensis Prain - Sưa Trắng ��������������������������������������126 Vernicia montana - Trẩu �������������������������������������������������������������� 127 Sterculia foetida - Trôm................................................................128 5

FLOWERS

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CLIMBING PLANTS

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AQUATIC PLANTS

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GROUNDCOVER PLANTS

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FENCE PLANTS

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POTTED PLANTS

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PURIFYING PLANTS

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SPICE PLANTS

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BONSAI

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LEGEND: Big shade tree

Tree dimensions

Flower

Light

Soil

Propagation

Small shade tree

Leaf

Fruit

Water

Growth rate

Pests

Big shrub

Small shrub

Fragrant

References: All information and images are summarized under the author’s understanding, accompanied by many references on the Internet, Vietnamese and foreign sites, and the support of colleagues. Because the information comes from many different sources, the author will not cite any particular sources here

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PALM

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Cyrtostachys Renda - Red Sealing Wax Palm - Cau Bẹ Đỏ Family: Arecaceae

Cyrtostachys renda is a slender multistemmed, slow-growing, clustering palm tree. This palm is native to the islands of Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia and has become a popular ornamental plant exported to many tropical regions around the world.

It is generally grown for its brightly colored and unusual foliage and it is considered as a plant in high demand for gardening and a landscaping projects.

Height: 5 - 8m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Tall round trunk. It has a scarlet to bright red colored crownshaft and leaf sheath.

Light loving or partial shade

Its petioles grow up to 15 centimetres (5.9 inches) long and have pinnate leaves have about 50 pairs of pinnae

Prefers porous, well-ventilated, well drained soil, PH from 5,5 - 7

Inflorescences from leaf axils hang down, bearing many small green fruits

Slow growing tree

The plant’s fruits are ovoid, around 1 cm in diameter, green, turning to a dark bluish-black when ripe

Seeding or by dividing out suckers

High water demand, unable to withstand drought

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Normanbya normanbyi - Black Palm - Cau Đuôi Chồn Family: Arecaceae

This palm represents a monotypic genus from northern Australia. The common name comes from the hard black “wood” at the center of the trunk that was used to make spears by the aborigines. It grows in wet rainforests, often along rivers or creeks, and also in swampy areas in lowlands. This plant is quitre adaptive, thus, it is often planted as ornamental tree in urbanscapes like in house gardens, residential areas, resorts, factori, ect.

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The trunk is smooth, slender, and closely ringed, and becomes almost black as the palm gets older These consist of many narrow leaflets, arranged circularly around the leaf stalk, which gives it a very bushy appearance Grows in clusters at the base of old leaves, dividing many thin branches, green flowers

Filtered light when young, full sun when mature Average water demand, unable to stand waterlogging Prefer loam, mixed sandy, porous, well drained soil Slow growing tree Seeding

Silver-green, becomes light-brown coloured as the fruit gets older 10

Areca catechu Dwaft - Black Palm - Cau LĂšn Family: Arecaceae

Areca catechu Dwaft is found all over South Asia and Southeast Asia. An easily grown palm for both the tropics and warm sub-tropical areas (it is cold sensitive). The fruit flesh on the seed has psychoactive properties (stimulating effects) and in South-east Asia is used as such by chewing on the fruit. It is often planted as ornamental tree in urbanscapes.

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The trunk is smooth, slender, and closely ringed, and becomes almost black as the palm gets older These consist of many narrow leaflets, arranged circularly around the leaf stalk, which gives it a very bushy appearance Grows in clusters at the base of old leaves, dividing many thin branches, green flowers

Filtered light when young, full sun when mature Average water demand, unable to stand waterlogging Prefer loam, mixed sandy, porous, well drained soil Slow growing tree Seeding

Silver-green, becomes light-brown coloured as the fruit gets older 11

Areca catechu L - Areca catechu - Cau Ta Family: Arecaceae

Areca catechu L is grown in warm areas in Asia to get fruits, in Vietnamese culture, the image of Areca tree is indispensable in the countryside, especially the fruit is often used to eat during weddings, village festivals. In the landscape, Areca is often used as a shade tree, in villas, temples, shrines, churches, schools, some restaurants, bars or parks, resorts ...

Height: 7 - 20m Crown diameter: 1 - 3m Trunk is cylindrical, 15–30 cm tall, 10–15(– 40) cm in diameter, grey-brown, densely and regularly ringed with leaf scars.

Leaves arranged spirally, crowded at the trunk top, 1–2 m long

Light loving plant Average water demand, able to withstand drought Growths on many types of soil, suitable for sandy soil, loam soil, good nutrition, good drainage

Inflorescence generally erect, appearing on the trunk below the crown leaves

Fast growing tree

Fruits hard, ovoid, green, ripens to yellow

by fruit

Flower has a slight fragrance 12

Dypsis decaryi - Triangle palm - Cau Tam Giรกc Family: Arecaceae

Dypsis decaryi is indigenous to the Madagascan rainforest. It is relatively new to cultivation however, so outside its native habitat it rarely achieves anything like that height.

Highly adaptive plants, can be potted to decorate hotel and shopping malls can also be grown in lawns or gardens

Height: 8 - 10m Crown diameter: 3- 5m Dark grey solitary trunk The leaves, pinnate, up to 2 m, are ascending, almost upright, apart the terminal tip, clearly arched The inflorescences branch out from the axils of the lower leaves, yellow and green flowers Round to egg shaped, egg shaped, and green when immature and yellowish-white when ripe

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought Growths on many types of soil, suitable for sandy soil, rich soil, good nutrition, good drainage Slow growing tree By fruit

Flower has a slight fragrance 13

Roystonea regia - Cuban royal Palm - Cau Vua Family: Arecaceae

Roystonea regia, commonly known as the Cuban royal palm or the Florida royal palm, is a species of palm that is native to Mexico, parts of Central America and the Caribbean, and southern Florida. A large and attractive palm, it has been planted throughout the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental tree.

In addition, due to the good wind and hoarfrost tolerance, this plant is often grown along beaches.

Height: up to 20m Crown diameter: 3 - 5 m The trunk is stout, very smooth and greywhite in colour with a characteristic bulge below a distinctive green crownshaft.

Light loving or partial shade, not resistant to temperatures below - 5 degree C

Compound leaf, trees have about 15 leaves which can be up to 4 m long

Prefer sandy or mixed sandy clay soil, PH about 6-7, can live in coastal areas

Hermaphrodite, inflorescence, pale yellow, appears in spring

Medium growing tree

The fruit are spheroid to ellipsoid in shape, red, purple or black coloured, usually appears in spring

Seeding

Average water demand, able to withstand drought

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Phoenix dactylifera - Date Palm - Chà Là Mỹ Family: Arecaceae

Phoenix dactylifera is a beautiful tree, able to withstand harsh conditions, is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Known as one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees, it has been extensively cultivated, with hundreds of varieties now grown for commercial purposes... also, it is oftenly grown as ornamental or shade in parks, resorts, large squares or coastal villas ...

Height: 10 -25m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m, Trunk diameter is about 25cm, may be upright or slightly curved The leaves are 3-4 metres long, with spines on the petiole, and pinnate, with with small, sparse leaflets, V-shaped, grayish green, growing concentrated on the top Dioecious, having separate male and female plants, yellow flowers clustered in leaf axils, appears around march to april Sprout in clusters, small oval, ripens to red or orange colour

Light loving plant, grow well at 12 - 27 degree C, able to withstand temperatures from -5 degree C to 50 degree C Average water demand, drought-proof, unable to stand waterlogging prefer sandy soil, moist, grow on many types of soil Slow growing tree Seeding

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Phoenix sylvestris - Silver Date Palm - Chà Là Trung Đông Family: Arecaceae

Phoenix Sylvestris, also known as silver date palm, Indian date, sugar date palm or wild date palm, common, wild or cultivated, in the plains of India and Pakistan. Phoenix sylvestris thrives from the plains to the coast in low-lying wastelands, scrub forest and areas that have been disturbed or are prone to periodic or seasonal inundation with water, causing water-logging. It has a beautiful canopy, is a large shade tree, often inserted into urban landscape, planted along the promenades in the park, to guide and create shade for the area, especially for the squares, walkways, coastal areas ...

Height: 4 -15m Crown diameter: 2 - 5m, Trunk diameter can be up to 40cm. Stem column, upright, with triangular leaf scars, often neatly trimmed

Light loving plant, withstands temperatures as high as 40 degree C, young leaves may be damaged if the temperature less than -1 degree C The average water demand, resistant to drought and frost, unable to stand waterlogging

2–3m long pinnate form, grows on top of the stem, petioles with small long spines

Prefers moist sandy soil, good salinity tolerance, can live on many different soil types, soil pH 6.1 - 7.8

The inflorescence grows to 1 metre with white, unisexual flowers forming to a large, pendent infructescence, appears around march and april

Slow growing tree Seeding

The single-seeded fruit ripens to a purple-red colour.

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Ravenala madagascariensis - Traveler’s Palm - Chuối Rẻ Quạt Family: Strelitziaceae

In reality, it is not a palm at all but rather a close cousin of the bird of paradise plants (Strelitziaceae). It is endemic to Madagascar and the only member of its genus. This nifty looking tree is oftenly grown as an ornamental, or shading in landscaping in places such as offices, schools, industrial parks, factories, parks or urban areas. .

Height: 8 - 15m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m.

Canopy fan shaped, grow to the sides. brown stem, with round leaf scars The enormous paddle-shaped leaves are borne on long petioles, in a distinctive fan shape aligned in a single plane Large white flowers, clustered in 10-16 flowers, each with 3 petals, grows in interstitial leaves, appears in summer The fruit is dry, ovoid, peels itself when ripens, releasing brown seeds wrapped in green fur, appears in late summer and autumn

Light loving or partial shade The average water demand, resistant to drought, unable to stand waterlogging Prefer fertile, moist soil, good drainage, PH from 6 - 7.5 Fast growing, in good conditions can reach 1m / 1 year, needs 10 -20 years to reach a maximum height. The average life span of a tree is 25 - 50 years Seeding or by dividing out suckers

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Elaeis guineensis - African oil Palm - C� Dầu Family: Arecaceae

African oil palm is often planted for oil. is a major source of oil for human food uses, and also for secondary industrial uses. It is an important part of local nutrition and customs, and a significant product of global commercial importance. However, because of its beautiful shape, easy-to-grow, it is now included in urban landscaping, planted along promenades in the park, for shading and improve the urban air quality.

Height: 6 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Columnar trunk, upright 2 -4m long pinnate form, grows around the body, leaflets shaped as long strips The flowers are produced in dense clusters; each individual flower is small, with three sepals and three petals.

Grows in clusters, small, oval, ripens to a red or black colour

Light loving or partial shade The average water demand, unable to stand waterlogging Prefers moist sandy soil, good salinity tolerance Fast growing tree Seeding

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Livistona saribus Merr. ex A.Chev/ Livistona cochinchinensis - Footstool Palm - Cáť? Gai Family: Arecaceae

This species of palm found in Southeast Asia, often planted in rows, clusters, or in a palm hill, for shade and ornamental in urban areas, resorts, parks, restaurants...

Height: 8 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m Leaf scars raised, internodes broad, petiole stubs persistent in the basal 2 m

Light loving or partial shade The average water demand, drought tolerant

Petiole 2 -3 m long, petiole near the base has many rough, brown spines

Prefer moist, deep, porous, lots of humus, good drainage

Inflorescence,sessile, often clustered, yellow, appear around march to april

Slow growing tree

Fruit spherical or oval, blue, ripens to black

Seeding

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Livistona chinensis - Chinese Fan Palm - Cáť? TrĆĄn Family: Arecaceae

Livistona Chinesis is a medium-sized evergreen palm, has been widely introduced into tropical and warm temperate regions of the world to be used as ornamental. In urban landscaping, it can be grown alone or in groups of 3-5 trees or in small arcs to decorate parks, apartment complexes, planted in continuous rows or discontinuous strips on street sidewalks, median strips , River bank... In some areas, indigenous people also use its leaves for roofing

Height: 4 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m Stems 20-30 cm in diameter, rough with leaf scars.

Light loving or partial shade The average water demand, drought tolerant

Leaves are palmate; petioles to 1.8 m, with green or black recurved spines along

Prefer moist, deep, porous, lots of humus, good drainage

lowers hermaphroditic, borne in clusters of 7-8, white or yellow

Slow growing tree

Fruits are green or blue-green, globose to ellipsoid or pear-shaped, 1-1.5cm

Seeding

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Cocos nucifera - Coconut Tree - Dᝍa Family: Arecaceae

Coconuts are known for their versatility of uses, ranging from food to cosmetics.

Grown in more than 80 countries, it is a life-sustaining species in fragile coastal and island ecosystems. grown extensively on the coast as protection against wind and sand flying In urban context, coconuts are often arranged along the banks of rivers, streams, lakes ... to create beauty, ventilation, shade and prevent landslides.

Height: 5 - 20m Crown diameter: 3 - 4m Columnar trunk, has a fibrous root system, continue to produce roots from the base of the stem throughout their lives A coconut tree has about 30-35 leaves.

Each is 5-6m long in maturity and has a life span of about 5 years Male and female flowers grow in clusters of leaf sheaths, pale yellow, when the plants mature, each leaf will have a chamber of flowers, flowering depends on weather and nutritional conditions

Photophilic plants The average water demand, not tolerate waterlogging or drought Live on a variety of soils, prefer well drained soils, grow well on sandy soils and lightly saline soils Medium growing tree Seeding, taken from trees over 10 years old Fruit a drupe, roughly ovoid, white endosperm (kernel) is edible and a large cavity filled with drinkable-watery liquid, bear fruit 2.5-3 years after planting 21

Caryota urens - Clustering Fishtail Palm - Mรณc Family: Arecaceae

The tree has a beautiful, green canopy all year round, but the leaves of the tree cause itching so it is rarely used in urban landscaping. Mainly grown in botanical parks, wide ecological projects. Also can be planted as a fence. Its leaf is also used as fishing rod after trimming the branches of the leaf and drying

Height: 8 - 23m Crown diameter: 5 - 10m a solitary-trunked tree, leaf sheaths grow around the trunk Leaf-scar rings cover its gray trunk. The bipinnate leaves are triangular in shape, bright to deep green The long inflorescences emerge at each leaf node, from top to bottom, producing pendent clusters of white, unisexual flowers Small, round, sprouting in long clusters, ripens to of red or purple-black, with one seed

Photophilic plants The average water demand, drought tolerant Plants live on many types of soil Slow growing tree Seeding or by dividing out suckers

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FRUIT TREE

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Persea americana Mill - Avocado - BĆĄ Family: Lauraceae

Avocados are commercially valuable and are extensively cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical regions all over the world. The tree is also valued for the oil it yields and for its many medicinal applications. The avocado tree can be grown domestically and used as a decorative houseplant.

Height: up to 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is thick, umbrella-shaped , The bark is yellow-brown, high branched

Photophilic plants Low water demand

Simple, distichous, ovoid, 10-20cm long, dark green

Prefers basalt, porous soil, good drainage

Hermaphrodite, pale yellow, grows at tip of branch

Fast growing tree

Green-skinned, fleshy body, may be pearshaped, egg-shaped, or spherical, thick, rough skin

Seeding, cutting or grafting Good resistance to pests and diseases due to the thick crust

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Citrus maxima Merr - Pomelo Tree - Bưởi Family: Rutaceae

Pomelo is a fruit tree, is a natural, i.e., non-hybrid, citrus fruit, native to Southeast Asia, Similar in taste to a large grapefruit, the pomelo is commonly consumed and used for festive occasions throughout Southeast Asia. The parts of the tree can be used as medicines, essential oil extracts.

In landscaping, it can be used as ornamental and shading

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is thick, umbrella-shaped , possibly crooked trun and low-hanging, irregular branches. Young branches have long, sharp spines Simple, spaced, ovoid, evergreen

Photophilic plants High water demand, in the dry season, it is necessary to watering the plants. cannot stand waterlogging Prefers porous, well-ventilated, well drained soil, PH from 5,5 - 7 Fast growing tree

Single or in clusters – are fragrant and yellow-white in color, appears around February to March

Seeding, cutting or grafting

Large sphere, thick skin, ripe yellow, succulent, appears in autumn

Fragrant flowers, leaves and trees

Susceptible to pests and diseases

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Citrus sinensis - Orange Tree - Cam Family: Rutaceae

The orange fruit is an important agricultural product, used for both the juicy fruit pulp and the aromatic peel (rind). Orange blossoms (the flowers) are used in several different ways, as are the leaves and wood of the tree. It is also used in landscapes, especially garden, villas and resorts

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is thick, umbrella-shaped , possibly crooked trun and low-hanging, irregular branches. Young branches have long, sharp spines

Photophilic plants

Simple leaf, alternate, dark green, ovoid, 5-10cm long

Fast growing tree

Flowers with 5 petals, white, clustered in leaf axils Juicy, spherical, may be green or orange, skin rough and thick, about 7cm in diameter

Medium water demand, cannot stand waterlogging alluvial, ancient alluvial soil, valley soil, new hilly land, good drainage

Seeding, cutting or grafting Fragrant flowers and leaves

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Artocarpus Tonkinensis A chev - Artocarpus Tonkinensis - Chay Family: Moraceae

Artocarpus tonkinensis A Chev. ex Gagnep is a tree found in northern Vietnam, used in VTM by the Hmong ethnic minority to treat arthritis and backache. In the past, it was widely grown in house gardens in northern Vietnam, used in folk remedies that have been passed down for generations.

Height: 10 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The trunk is smooth, upright, branchy, young branches is covered with velvet hair Leaves alternate, arranged in 2 rows, the oval or oval blade is 7-15cm long, 3-7cm wide, with a pointed tip, prominent veins, the underside has short hairs

Light loving plant or partial shade Low water demand Suitable for many types of soil, porous, well drained Fast growing tree Cutting or grafting

Single flower, grows in leaf axils, flowering season from March to May Complex, nearly round, yellow stems, soft flesh, pink, sour 27

Spondias dulcis L - Otaheite Apple - Cรณc Ta Family: Anacardiaceae

Spondias dulcis L is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. Originating from Central America, introduced, grown as ornamental and fruit trees throughout the tropics. In Vietnam, the trees are widely distributed and fruits are preferred. In landscaping, it is used as a shade tree in the garden.

Height: 10 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The trunk is smooth, upright, branchy, young branches is covered with velvet hair Spondias dulcis has deciduous, pinnate leaves, composed of 9 to 25 glossy, elliptic or obovate-oblong leaflets, which are finely toothed toward the apex

Photophilic plants Low water demand Suitable for many types of soil, porous, well drained Fast growing tree Cutting or grafting

Small, inconspicuous white flowers in terminal panicles, assorted male, female ovoid or oval, sprouting in clusters of 2-12, hanging down 28

Baccaurea sapida - Burmese grape Tree - Dâu Da Đất Family: Euphorbiaceae

Burmese grape is an evergreen tree with a dense, spreading crown.

In landscaping, it is used as a fruit tree or shading for villas, parks, gardens, offices, resorts.

Height: 10 - 20m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m The canopy is thick, the skin is brownish yellow, with scars left behind by the cluster of fruits

Photophilic plants Average water demand

Simple, spaced, ovoid, evergreen

Prefer hill soil and mixed sandy soil

Grow in large clusters, white, flowering season from January to February

Medium growing tree

The fruit is oval, colored yellowish, pinkish to bright red or purple, edible, appears from July to September

Seeding, cutting or grafting

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Diospyros Kaki - Persimmon - Hᝓng Ngâm Family: Ebenaceae

Diospyros kaki is among the oldest cultivated plants, having been in use in China for more than 2000 years. Edible fruit, contains many vitamins as well as organic substances that are beneficial to health. Cultivation extended first to other parts of East Asia, including Japan where it is very popular. It was later introduced to California and southern Europe. It is also used in landscapes, especially garden, villas.

Height: 10-12m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Woody trees, low branches, lush green foliage, deciduous when the tree bears fruit Leaves are oblong, alternately sprouting, silvery green Single, have hard calyx, flowering season around March

Photophilic plants Low water demand, cannot stand waterlogging Suitable for soil with thick arable layer, good drainage Slow growing tree Seeding or grafting

Grows in clusters of 2 fruits, young fruits have glossy green color, when ripe gradually turn to yellow and red, the sepals are 30

Manilkara zapota - Sapodilla Tree - Háť“ng XiĂŞm Family: Sapotaceae

Fruit trees with great economic value. Oftenly grown for ornamental and shade, especially in villas, some restaurants, bars, schools ...

Height: 5 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Thick canopy, with many small branches, thick, gray-brown, longitudinal crust, white latex Simple, spaced, clustered, oval-shaped, green all year round, deciduous in early spring Sprout in clusters at leaf axils, tip of branch, small, white, bloom all year round Oval, brown, skin slightly grained, ripens after 6-10 months depending on the variety Ripe fruit has a strong aroma

Photophilic plants Average water demand, can`t withstand waterlogged, need lots of water when fruiting Prefers porous soil, good drainage, nutritious, PH from 6-7 Medium growing tree Seeding, cutting or grafting less pest and disease 31

Averrhoa carambola - Dracontomelon Tree - Kháşż Family: Oxalidaceae

Commonly known as a star fruit and it’s popular throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, Micronesia, and parts of East Asia. A fruit tree with beautiful canopy shape, beautiful flowers, oftenly planted for shade and ornamental in the garden of villas, office, schools, resorts... In addition, it is used as a Bonsai tree, to display on Tet holidays

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is thick, umbrella shaped, brown skinned, branches with yellow nodules The compound leaves are soft, medium-green, they are spirally arranged around the branches in an alternate fashion.

Grows in clusters at leaf axil, stems, branches, purple, small, flowering from March to April The fruits are showy with an oblong shape, divided 5- to 6-angled

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, not tolerate drought Prefers porous soil, nutritious, moisture Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting or grafting In the dry season, it is susceptible to pod borer, also, young insects eat flowers, fruits... need to be prevented 32

Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai - Sand pear - Lê Family: Rosaceae

Pyrus pyrifolia is a species of pear tree native to East Asia. The tree’s edible fruit is known by many names. Traditionally in East Asia the tree’s flowers are a popular symbol of early spring, and it is a common sight in gardens and the countryside. In Vietnam, it is mainly grown in the north, where the climate is more temperate. In the landscape, pear trees are widely used in villa gardens and orchard

Height: 5-10m Crown diameter: 2-4m The trunk is smooth, often with tall, narrow foliage, and some are shrub-like

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, especially in the fruiting season

Simple leaves, alternate, 2 - 12cm long , shiny green

Suitable for many types of soil, good nutrition, good drainage

The flowers are slightly yellowish, thin petals, single or clustered

Fast growing tree

The fruit is like apple, on the surface there are black dots, thick flesh

Seeding or layering

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Punica granatum - Pomegranate - Láťąu Family: Punicaceae

Pomegranate is a plant native to Persia and India and has been grown in the Caucasus region since ancient times. It is widely grown in Georgia, USA, Iran, India, USA, mainland Southeast Asia including Vietnam. As intact sarcotestas or juice, pomegranates are used in baking, cooking, juice blends, meal garnishes, smoothies, and alcoholic beverages, such as cocktails and wine. In the landscape, pomegranate is used as shrub tree in the gardens, villas.

Height: 5-8m Crown diameter: 4-6m The old gray trunk has a circular cross-section, the young ones are reddish-gray, very low branching Leaves are simple, opposite, green and smooth The flowers grow solitary or clustered in the tips of branches or leaf axils, bright red or purple pentals, bloom in the summer.

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, non-drought tolerant plants Suitable for sandy soil, alluvial soil, nutrient rich soil, good drainage Fast growing tree Seeding or layering

Spherical shape with a hard, thick, reddish-green peel that turns yellow or purple when ripe.

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Tamarindus indica - Tamarind Tree - Me Family - Fabaceae

Tamarindus indica is a large, long lived and beautiful fruiting tree with a wide geographical distribution. The tamarind tree produces pod-like fruit that contains a brown, edible pulp used in cuisines around the world. The pulp is also used in traditional medicine and as a metal polish. The tree’s wood can be used for woodworking and tamarind seed oil can be extracted from the seeds.Because tamarind has multiple uses, it is cultivated around the world in tropical and subtropical zones. Due to high vitality, soft branches, Tamarind trees are also planted as Bonsai trees and for shading in urban landscaping

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m long-lived, medium-growth tree, which attains a maximum crown height of 12 to

Photophilic plants Average water demand

Evergreen, alternately arranged and pinnately lobed. The leaflets are bright green, elliptic-ovular, pinnately veined,

clay, loam, sandy, and acidic soil types, nutrient-rich and good drainage

Grows into branches, not many flowers, white pink, flowering from April to June

Medium growing tree

Pod-like fruit, ripens to brown colour, hard skin

Seeding, cutting or grafting

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Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit Tree - MĂ­t Family: Moraceae

The largest tree borne fruit in the world , cultivated throughout Southeast Asia. Both ripe and unripe fruits are consumed. The jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Used in landscaping the tree is often used as an ornamental or shade in villas, offices, restaurants, resorts or parks, urban areas ...

Height: 8 -15m Crown diameter: 4 - 8m The canopy pattern is thick, thick, with a smooth gray-brown rounded trunk with diameters of 30 to 80 centimeters, has white latex The leaves are alternate and spirally arranged. They are gummy and thick and are divided into a petiole and a leaf blade.

The inflorescences are formed on the trunk, branches or twigs (caulifloria), monoecious Oval, large, up to 60cm long, with many rinds, ripens to yellow

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, resistant to drought, not waterlogged Prefers moist, porous, well drained, resistant to bad, arid, and gravel soil Medium growing tree Seeding, cutting or grafting Ripe fruit is fragrant 36

Annona squamosa - Sweet sop - Na Family: Annonaceae

Annona squamosa is native of the tropical Americas and West Indies. Its varieties in our country are mostly from Thailand, Taiwan, imported but well adapted the climate of Vietnam. In the landscape, less is planted much to decorate the landscape but is suitable for planting in the patio of garden villas, orchards

Height: 3-5m Crown diameter: 2-3m Smooth trunk, erect, more branches.

Young leaves have velvet hair, smooth back, gray bark.

Leaves alternate, arranged in two rows, with an oval or oval blade. Deciduous in the winter Yellow flowers, growing solitary in leaf axils. Flower season from March to May

Light loving plant, partial shade Low water demand Suitable for many types of soil, porous, well drained Fast growing tree Layering or grafting

Complex fruits , round, short stems.

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Dimocarpus longan - Longan Tree - NhĂŁn Family: Sapindaceae

Longan is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is native to tropical Asia and China. Used in landscaping the tree is often used as an ornamental or shade in villas, offices, restaurants, resorts or parks, urban areas ...

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is thick, the bark is grayish brown, vertical cracked The leaves are oblong and blunt-tipped, pinnately compounded and alternate, 6 to 9 pairs of leaflets per leaf and the upper surface is wavy and a dark, glossygreen.

Sprout in clusters of leaves or branches, pale yellow, flowering season from march to april The fruit hangs in drooping clusters that are circular, appearing from July to August

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, can`t withstand waterlogged Prefer all kinds of soil, sandy soil, alluvial soil, nutritious, porous, well drained, deep underground water, PH 5 - 6.5 Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting or grafting

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Plinia cauliflora - Jabuticaba - Nho Thân G᝗ Family: Myrtaceae

Jabuticaba is a beautiful, special fruit tree, edible fruit and very valuable. known for its purplish-black, white-pulped fruits which grow directly on the trunk; they can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies, jams, juice or wine. It is also planted as ornamental plants in landscape projects such as villa gardens, parks and orchards

Height: 3 - 6m Crown diameter: 1,5 - 4m The leaves are salmon-pink when young, turning green as they mature. Deciduous in the dry season Its flowers are white and grow directly from its trunk in a cauliflorous habit, flowering from february to march Small, sprouting on stems, young green, purple-black when ripe, succulent, edible, appear from march to may. Bear fruit when the tree is more than 10 years old

Photophilic plants Medium water demand, good drought tolerance Prefer mixed sandy soil, loam soil Slow growing tree Seeding, cutting

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Psidium guajava - Guava - ᝔i Family: Myrtaceae

Guava tree is native to tropical America. In Vietnam, it is distributed everywhere, mostly for fruit. Also planted in garden houses, resorts for landscaping purpose...

Height: 5 - 10m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Small tree, glossy trunk Leaves are oval, smooth or slightly hairy on the upper surface, the underside is smooth Flowers are large and white, growing in clusters, rarely at the tip of branches, usually in leaf axils Round or oblong, oblong or pear shaped, when ripe turn yellow

Light loving plant High water demand Suitable for many type of soils with a pH of 4.5 to 8.2 Fast growing tree Layering or grafting

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Clausena Lansium - Wampi - Quất Hồng Bì Family: Rutaceae

Clausena Lansium are usually grown from Ha Tinh up to the Northern provinces. The tree has a beautiful canopy shape, is cultivated for its fruit but also suitable for use in planted landscapes for shade, is often used in villas, ecological areas, resorts, and parks ...

Height: 4-8m Crown diameter: 4-6m Small woody plants.

Doubled eaves, oval leaflets, smooth and dark green Flowers in late March are white, with four or five petals, about 3–4 mm in diameter.

Oval, about 3 cm long and 2 cm in diameter, and contains two to five seeds that occupy ~40-50% of the fruit volume.

Light loving plant, partial shade Medium water demand, drought resistant Suitable for acid soils Medium growing tree Seeding

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Syzigium samarangense - Rose apple - Roi Family: Myrtaceae

Syzygium samarangense is a plant species in the family Myrtaceae, native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but introduced in prehistoric times to a wider area and now widely cultivated in the tropics. Also suitable for use in planted landscapes for shade, is often used in villas, ecological areas, resorts, and parks ...

Height: 5-12m Crown diameter: 4-6m Large woody trees, thick canopy, green all year round. Dark brown, rough skin Simple leaf, large leaf blade, dark green, clearly veined White flowers clustered in leaf axils or on stems. Flower season from March to April Bell-shaped, porous, turning from white to red. Fruit season June to July

Light loving plant, partial shade High water demand, resistant to waterlogged Suitable for acid soils, riverside soil, canals Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting or layering

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Artocarpus altilis - Breadfruit Tree - Sake Family: Moraceae

Breadfruit tree have been widely planted in tropical regions. It is easy-growing, well-adapted plant, suitable for integration into afforestation projects, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, greening of bare hills and windbreakers.

In landscaping, it is used for shading the parks, streets, urban areas.

Only takes 1.5 to 2 years for fruiting with high yields, a tree can produce up to 200 fruits per season.

Height: 10 - 20m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m.

All parts of the tree yield latex The large and thick leaves are deeply cut into pinnate lobes, evergreen Monoecious, with male and female flowers growing on the same tree The compound, false fruit develops from the swollen perianth, and originates from 1,500-2,000 flowers visible on the skin of the fruit as hexagon-like disks. Appears in spring and autumn

Light loving or partial shade Medium water demand, not drought tolerant Prefer moist, nutrient-rich soil, good drainage, suitable for soil and coastal climatic conditions Medium growing tree Cutting

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Diospyros decandra - Gold Apple - Tháť‹ Family: Ebenaceae

Gold Apple is a large-sized fruit tree, according to popular Vietnamese belief, the tree related to spiritual issues is often grown in spacious areas or pagoda, temples. It has appeared in Vietnamese folklore, such as The Story of Tam and Cam. Currently it is widely used in landscaping, in urban areas, parks ...

Height: 20m Crown diameter: 10 - 15m

Photophilic plants

Single, small, sparse, evergreen

Medium water demand, unable to stand waterlogging

White flowers, growing in clusters. The flower stems are divided into 3-6 angles , flowering from may to june

Prefer well drained mixed sandy soil, stable soil moisture

About 3–6 cm in diameter and have a strong fragrant smell. The fruits are edible and appears from june to september

Slow growing tree, long life expectancy of several hundred years Seeding, cutting

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Pouteria lucuma - Lucuma/ Eggfruit - Trứng Gà Family: Sapotaceae

Pouteria lucuma is cultivated for its fruit, the lúcuma. It is native to some parts of South America. It’s easy to grow and take care of.

It is used as ornamental plants in landscape projects: villa gardens, resorts, eco-tourism areas ....

Height: 4-8m Crown diameter: 4-6m Small trees, hard branches, thick canopy The leaves are oblong 9-15cm long, shaped like a lance Small yellow-green flowers grow solitary in leaf axils. Flowering year round The fruit is oval or egg-shaped, ripe to yellow and fragrant. There are 1 -2 seeds / fruit. Fruit season from August to October

Light loving plant, hot and humid climate, resistant to cold Medium water demand, resistant to drought Can be grown on many different soils, resistant to salty and acid soil, coastal sandy soil Fast growing tree Seeding, cuttings, layering and grafting

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Litchi Chinesis - Lychee - Vải Family: Sapindaceae

It is a tropical tree native to Southeastern China, where cultivation is documented from the 11th century. China is the main producer of lychees, followed by India, other countries in Southeast Asia. A tall evergreen tree, the lychee bears small fleshy fruits, eaten in many different dessert dishes. Its beautiful canopy making it a preferred plants in landscaping. Also, the fruit, its peel and the seed are used in traditional medicine.

Height: 5-15m Crown diameter: 4-8m Evergreen woody trees, thick canopy.

Plants change leaves twice a year in spring and autumn

Light-loving, hot humid climate Medium water demand, prefer humid

Double leaves. Young leaves have a pinkish red color then turns into green

Soils that are well drained, slightly acidic and rich in organic matter (humus)

Small greenish-white flowers grow in clusters. Flower season from March to April

Fast growing tree

Spherical, 1 seed. Fruit season from June to August

Seeding, cuttings, layering and grafting

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Ficus auriculata - Roxburgh Fig - Vả Family: Moraceae

Roxburgh Fig is a fruit tree with high economic value, the tree is popular and widely planted in households, both fruit and ornamental trees and shade. Because of the canopy, beautiful shape, trees are often grown in urban areas or schools, ecological zones, restaurants ....

Height: 4 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m Body bark is light brown, smooth, branches are thin, wide canopy. All parts of the tree yield latex Leaves are ovate and very large (30-40 cm). They start off being red then turn to green. deciduous in winter.

Monoecious, with male and female flowers growing on the same tree Fruits appear on thin branches emerging from the trunk or from the roots. The fruits are edible, appears from september to october

Photophilic plants, wind resistance Medium water demand, resistant to drought Medium water demand, resistant to drought Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting or grafting

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Chrysophyllum cainito - Star Apple Tree - Vú Sᝯa Family: Sapotaceae

It is widely cultivated in tropical regions for its fruit; and is often grown as an ornamental garden fruit crop. As an ornamental it is particularly valued for its foliage, which is bright blue-green above and coppery beneath, creating an attractive contrast when stirred by the wind

Height: 4 -20m Crown diameter: 4 - 8m Brown body shell, cracked vertically.

Thick canopy, poor wind resistance due to thick canopy and shallow roots

Light loving plant Medium water demand

Evergreen, alternate, simple oval, entire, the underside shines with a golden color

Preferred alluvial soil, light loam soil, good drainage soil, PH 5,5 - 6,5

Small white flower, clustered in leaf axils, hermaphrodite

Fast growing tree

The fruits are oval shaped, purple when ripe, and smooth skinned, edible

Seeding, cutting, layering

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Mangifera indica L - Mango Tree - Xoài Family: Anacardiaceae

Mango is one of the most popular of all tropical fruits. It is commonly used food, herb in ayurvedic medicine. The mango plant produces abundance fruits on stem. Historically, mango tree cultivations have been widely planted in tropical areas of India, Africa, Asia and Central America.

Mango tree is not only grown as a fruit tree, but also used widely in urban landscaping as a shade tree for gardens, parks, resorts, restaurants ...

Height: 7 -20m Crown diameter: 4 - 10m Body bark is light brown, smooth. Canopy thick, evergreen Lanceolate to linear, dark green, with prominent light colored veins and entire margins. Emerging leaves on new growth flushes are bronze-red initially, and appear wilted.

Growing in long clusters, small white flowers, with a slight aroma, flowering from march to may The shape and size depends on the variety, usually oval, blue-yellow

Light loving plant Medium water demand Xoài có thể trồng trên nhiều loại đất khác nhau: đất vàng, đỏ, đất cát, đất thịt... đất nơi cao, thoát nước tốt Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting, layering, grafting Flowers have a light fragrance, ripe fruit has a strong aroma 49

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Araucaria heterophylla - Norfolk Island Pine - Bรกch Tรกn Family: Araucariaceae

Norfolk Island Pine is a type of evergreen tree. The trunk has real and false rings that are formed each year. It is a slow growing tree, with straight vertical trunks and symmetrical branches, even in the face of incessant onshore winds that can contort most other species. From the straight trunk, it emits its branches almost horizontal or slightly oblique, in number of five, forming floors; the plane of each floor is a perfect pentagon. The tree commonly grown as an ornamental, taking shade in landscaping for offices, schools, industrial zones, parks or urban areas ...

Height: 20m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m.

Tower-shaped canopy, with branches growing around the trunk, 6 branches per floor Juvenile leaves awl-shaped, incurved, green, needle-like. Adult leaves is incurved, densely arranged, bright dark green; No flowers, with small male cones and oval-shaped, scaly seed Ripe female cones are brown or pale yellow, light wood and cracked with seeds, each with 20 seeds

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought, unable to stand waterlogged Prefer loam or sandy soil with acidity pH 4,5-5,5, stable soil moisture Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting. Seeds are usually collected from cones over 3 years to have a high germination rate

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Barringtonia asiatica - Sea poison Tree - Bàng Biển Family: Lecythidaceae

A large tree, deciduous in winter, native to mangrove habitats from islands of the Indian Ocean in the west to tropical Asia and islands of the western Pacific Ocean.

In the landscape, it is often planted in parks, flower gardens, schools, especially coastal areas.The tree is often grown as a windbreaker and against erosion.

Height: 7 - 12m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m The leaves are narrow obovate, 30 cm long and 10–20 cm broad. The young leaves are a beautiful bronze with pinkish veins. Old leaves turn yellowish.

The flowers are delightful puff balls of white stamens tipped with pink, sprout in clusters at the end of branches. Open at night, appears from february to may.

Lantern shape, yellow when ripe, dry brown, can float on the sea for 2 years.

Appears from october to december Poisonous

Photophilic plants hydrophilic, medium water demand Prefer sandy soil, usually living in coastal areas Fast growing plant seeding, it takes 10 months to germinate trees Prone to leaf-eating pests 52

Terminalia mantaly - Bucida molineti - BĂ ng Ä?Ă i Loan Family: Combretaceae

The tree has beautiful foliage, cascading, bringing modern and green features to the urban landscape.

It is often planted in rows along the streets, in urban areas, industrial zones, factories, resorts,

Height: 20m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m.

Trees grow vertically, branches grow horizontally, layered, scattered Simple, inverted egg shaped, green, growing in focus at one point of the branch, deciduous in late winter Sprouting in long clusters like a squirel tail, white, small, flowering from may and june

Photophilic plants

The fruits are small, oval, ripe with yellow, seeds with wings, appears from july to august

mainly by seeding

Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer good drainage sandy soil Medium growing plant

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Terminalia catappa - Sea Almond Tree - BĂ ng Family: Combretaceae

Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. With great advantages as fast growing tree, providing large shade, it is widely used in previous works. However, due to the attraction of many worms and fallen fruits causing dirty streets, now it is included in the list of urban restricted trees. In the landscape, we can still apply it in ecological landscape projects, when planting, we should pay attention to pest control.

Height: 7-20m Crown diameter: 4-6 m.

Upright, symmetrical crown and horizontal branches The leaves are single, from 15 - 25cm long, dark green and glossy. The tree leaves shed in early Spring, when deciduous is red or golden brown Monoecious, white to greenish, inconspicuous with no petals; produced on axillary or terminal spikes.

The fruit is a drupe green at first, then yellow and finally red when ripe, containing a single seed.

Light loving, prefer hot and humid climate but withstand cold Medium water demand, resistant to drought or flooding Grow well on all types of soil, withstand salinity Fast growing plant Seeding The tree attracts caterpillars 54

Ficus religiosa - Bodhi Tree - Bồ Đề Family: Moraceae

Bodhi tree is a smooth, aromatic, flowering plant native to Nepal and India, Southwestern China, Indochina and Vietnam.

The sacred fig is considered to have a religious significance in three major religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Hindu and Jain ascetics consider the tree to be sacred and often meditate under them and this is the tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. As a religious-related tree, many are grown for shade and for landscaping in streets, parks and religious buildings such as temples, pagoda.

Height: 8 - 15m Crown diameter: 10 - 15m The trunk has side roots pierced down, the whole tree yields white latex Heart-shaped, with long tail, green leaf then turns red and falls during the dry season.

Inflorescences in the form of fake fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers

Light loving plant

Inside the fake fruits, pollinated flowers produce small lithium fruits. The fruit is spherical, slightly oblong, red or black when ripe, appears from may to june

Seeding, cutting

Medium water demand, not drought tolerant Prefers moist, porous soil Fast growing, takes 10-20 years to reach maximum size

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Ceiba Pentandra - Kapok tree - Bông Gòn Family: Moraceae

Ceiba pentandra is a tropical tree that native to Latin America, and to tropical west Africa.

A somewhat smaller variety is found throughout southern Asia and the East Indies. The tree is cultivated for the seed fibre, particularly in south-east Asia, mostly concentrated in particular places to harvest products, preventing soil erosion and shielding agricultural crop. In urban areas, due to the fact that the trees grow so fast, they need to be restricted.

Height: 10-30m, Large trees can be up to 60-70m Crown diameter: 6-15 m.

The trunk and branches are green. Some have thorns on the trunk and branches.

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought, waterlogged.

The leaves are compound with 5-9 leaflets, deciduous at the end of the winter.

Grow well on all types of soil

Flowers are white, small, growing in clusters at axillary or branch ends. Flowering season from February to March

Fast growing plant

Long green oval fruit, when ripe peels out the seeds with protective cotton layer.

Fruit season: May - June

Seeding or bud

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Taxodium distichum - Bald cypress - Bụt Mọc Family: Cupressaceae

Large trees, up to 40-50m tall. Old trees develop a wide, spreading base that narrows up the trunk. It is one of the longest living trees in the world and its rings hold years of climate data. Although it looks like a needled evergreen in summer, it is deciduous. It is native to swamps, bayous and rivers. This plant has some cultivated varieties and is often used in groupings in public spaces, in park landscapes, lakeside areas.

Heights: > 23m Crown diamenter: 10 - 15m The main trunk is often surrounded by cypress knees. The bark is grayish brown to reddish brown, thin, and fibrous with a stringy texture; it has a vertically, interwoven pattern of shallow ridges and narrow furrows.

Strip shape, staggered, arranged in two rows on a plane. Discolored and deciduous in winter No flowers, with male cones and female cones growing at the same tree, appears from february to april

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to flooding Prefers clay, loam, acid sand Fast growing, need 50 years to reach maximum size Maily by seeding The cones disintegrate at maturity to release the seeds 57

Terminalia chebula - Myrobalan - Chiêu Liêu Family: Combretaceae

Considered the “King of healing” in Tibet, Terminalia chebula is a prime Ayruvedic ingredient. Besides medicinal role, in some place, it is heavily used for the tanning of leather or during dyeing of cotton, wool and silk fabrics. In Vietnam, it is distributed in Quang Nam, Da Nang, Nghia Binh, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Phu Khanh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and An Giang (That Son mountain).

Mostly concentrated in the provinces of the Central Highlands, are widely planted in parks, streets ...

Height: 10 - 20m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m Medium timber trees, multi layered canopy

Light-loving plants Average water demand, avoid flooding

The grow alternately on the stem (spirally arranged), simple, bright green-coloured above and paler beneath. The leaf

Suitable for humus, well drained, can grow on mixed clay and mixed sandy soils

Inflorescence, many flowers, at the axillary bud near the top of the branches

grow fast

Egg-shaped, pointed tip, light green

Seeding or shoot

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Ficus elastica - Rubber plant - Đa Búp Đỏ Family: Moraceae

Rubber is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to eastern parts of South Asia and southeast Asia, with beautiful canopy, easy to grow and take care of, planted for shade in landscaping. Oftenly grown in parks, offices, schools, temples, can be used as ornamental indoor plant also.

Height: 7 - 30m Crown diameter: 5 - 12m stout trunk up to 2 metres in diameter.

The trunk develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches.

Simple, broad shiny oval leaves; leaf size is largest on young plants, much smaller on old trees Inflorescences in the form of fake fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers

Light loving plan or partial shade Medium water demand, good drought tolerance Prefers porous soil, rich in nutrients, moist and well drained Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Ficus drupacea - Mysore Fig - Ä?a LĂ´ng Family: Moraceae

Mysore Fig has a wide canopy, good vitality, often grown as ornamental and shade in large public space such as offices, schools, parks, ecotourism areas ... In Vietnam, it plays an indispensable role in traditional and spiritual culture, it is associated with the daily life of peasants, the tree is often seen in temples, shrines, village gates, wells

Height: 8 - 30m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Wide spread canopy, aerial roots numerous, arising in tufts from the stout branches; bark surface greyish-brown, smooth; exudation milky Leaf blade obovate-elliptic, with a rounded base, densely covered with yellowish brown velvety hairs, deciduous in winter Inflorescences in the form of fake fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers

Light loving plant Medium water demand, drought tolerant plants, withstand flooding in a short time Many different soil types, like loamy soil, alluvial soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

Tiny, round shape inside the fake fruits, oval, red or black when ripe 60

Crescentia cujete - Calabash Tree - Đào Tiên Family: Bignoniaceae

Calabash tree has beautiful shape, strange fruits, often planted to decorate the garden and landscape, or to get shade in parks, streets, in addition, the tree is also used as medicinal plants.

Height: 4 - 10m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Sparse, branches grow horizontally, straight, few branches. White-gray crust, vertical, slightly porous Simple, growing in clusters directly on branches or stems, releasing inert leaves in winter Grows solitary on stem or branch, funnel-shaped, bluish white Globular, large, growing singly on stems or branches, old, hard, glossy, green

Light loving plant Medium water demand, drought tolerant Live well on many different types of soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Ficus glaberrima - Ficus glaberrima - Ä?a TrĆĄn Family: Moraceae

Ficus glaberrima is an Asian species of fig tree. The native range of this species is India, S. China and tropical Asia.

It has wide canopy, good vitality, often grown as ornamental and shade in large public space such as offices, schools, parks, ecotourism areas ... In Vietnam, it plays an indispensable role in traditional and spiritual culture, it is associated with the daily life of farmers, the tree is often seen in temples, shrines, village gates, wells

Height: 10 - 20m Crown diameter: 6 - 12m Thick canopy, brown bark with many flaking patches, branches and leaves yield white latex

Light loving plant Medium water demand, drought tolerant plants, withstand flooding in a short time

Single, long leaf blades, hairless, deciduous in mid-winter

Live well on many different types of soil

Inflorescences in the form of fake fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers

Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Couroupita guianensis - Sala Tree - Đầu Lân (Ngọc kỳ lân, Sala) Family: Lecythidaceae

Sala tree is It is native to the tropical forests of Central and South America, and it is cultivated in many other tropical areas throughout the world because of its beautiful, fragrant flowers and large, interesting fruits. There are medicinal uses for many parts of Couroupita guianensis, considered a sacred tree in Buddhist scriptures. Oftenly planted as ornamental spots, shade for the shrines, pagodas, spiritual relics, in addition to growing in urban areas, parks

Height: > 20m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m.

Tower-shaped canopy, with branches growing around the body, 6 branches Simple, grows concentrate on top of the branches Grow from the stem into clusters, red, a inflorescences can be 3m long, flowering after 10 years of age, appears from February to May Big fruits, size from 15 - 24cm, brown, each fruit contains up to 300 seeds

Light loving plant Medium water demand, not drought tolerant Prefer porous soil Medium growing tree, grow slower as it gets older Bằng hạt hoặc giâm cành Flowers have a light fragrance, fruity odor 63

Dipterocarpus alatus - Apitong Tree - Dầu Råi Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Apitong tree also known colloquially as the resin tree, is a tropical forest tree, of dense evergreen or mixed dense forests, in tropical Asia. It is considered vulnerable. It often occurs gregariously along river banks and is a key planting species for regenerating deforested land around the Dong Nai river and Cat Tien National Park. This is a large wood tree with wide foliage so it can be planted for shade in parks, reserves, university campuses, in addition, also planted on both sides of the street for urban greenery.

Height: 7 - 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Umbrella-shaped canopy and a tall, straight, cylindrical trunk that can be up to 150 cm in diameter.

Leaves are narrowly ovate, base cuneate to rounded, apex acute or shortly indistinctly acuminate, sparsely pubescent above, beneath densely pubescent, stipules grayish-yellow pubescent.

Inflorescence in leaf axils, single clustered, hairy, pink, smooth petals A nut surrounded by the calyx, comparatively large; calyx tube glabrous, subglobose, 5 wingsfruit color

Light loving plants, young trees need shade Medium water demand, resistant to flooding in a short time Prefer moist, deep and drained soil, pH 4.5-5.5. Common otter oil grows on gray soils, ancient alluvial soils and feralites growing on clay or granite slabs Slow growing tree Seeding

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Michelia mediocris Dandy - Michelia - Giáť•i Family: Magnoliaceae

Michealia is a rare and valuable timber species with high economic value. It is planted for timber, seeds for spices and medicines.

Currently,it is being widely planted to create shade for the landscapes of parks, factories, offices, schools ...

Height: 25 - 35m Crown diameter: 5 - 10m The trunk is straight, round, high branching, young shoots with feathers. Gray shell, smooth Simple, staggered, oval, 8-20cm long, with hard, yellow hair on the outside Small, single, white, grows solitaryly at the tip of branches, appears from April to May The fruit is 6 -10cm long, brown, when ripe, it opens many red oblong eggshaped seeds, ripe on September to October

Light loving plants, young trees need shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought, not waterlogged Prefer moist, well-drained soil. Grows on many types of soil: Feralite, clay shale, gnai ...

Fast growing tree seeding, seeds are taken from trees over 20 years old Scented wood and grain 65

Cananga odorata - Perfume tree - HoĂ ng Lan Family: Magnoliaceae

Cananga odorata has a charming aroma, and the flowers (also leaves and fruits) yield an important essential oil widely used in perfume manufacture. The essential oil also has a wide range of medicinal uses. It has been widely planted, mainly in home gardens, as an ornamental, multipurpose species. It is found naturalized or planted in many tropical and subtropical areas of the World.

Height: 8 - 12m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Medium tree trunk, cylindrical canopy, horizontal branches Simple leaves, distichous, arranged in 2 rows. Soft, thin, oval or wavy edged, tapered top, 2 smooth sides Clustered, petals are oblong, wavy, arranged in 2 rings, young green, then gradually turning greenish yellow, flowering several times per year.

Light loving or partial shade Medium water demand, avoid waterlogging Prefer acidic, porous, well-drained soil types with good drainage Fast growing tree Seeding

Clustered, young green, turn dark brown when ripe, long or round 66

Polyalthia longifolia - False Ashoka - HoĂ ng Nam Family: Annonaceae

False Ă hoka is an evergreen tree with narrow canopy, suitable for use as an ornamental plant for garden, park, school campus. agencies ... It is native to India, is a lofty evergreen tree, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. For architects, the tree is an ideal solution for landscape improvement, not only doesnt take up too much area but its high shape, can make dust barriers, suitable for making dust barriers.

Height: 4 - 8m Crown diameter: 0,6 - 1,5m Thick, cylindrical crown, upright trees, low branches from the base, branches hanging down to the ground

Light loving plant Medium water demand

Soft and delicate to touch, coppery brown color, becomes a light green then finally a dark green. Shaped like a lance and have wavy edges

Plants live on a variety of soil types, resistant to drought

Inflorescences in leaf axils, pale yellow or green flowers

Seeding or cutting

Fast growing tree

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Alstonia scholaris - Scholar Tree - Hoa Sᝯa Family: Apocynaceae

Alstonia scholaris, is an evergreen tropical tree, native to Southern China, tropical Asia and Australasia. The species name scholaris refers to the fact that the timber of this tree has traditionally been used to make wooden slates for school children. With large canopies, the tree is suitable to create shade for the park, planted along the streets, planted in urban areas, villas garden, resorts

Height: 10 - 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 8 m Tall, mature bark is grayish and its young branches are copiously marked with lenticels. All parts of it yields white latex Simple, thick, oval, with glossy green upper surface, 3-10 clustered leaves at branch tips Flowers are small, white, clustered, floweringfrom march to may

Light loving plant

The fruits are hanging follicles linear in pair, dehiscent, containing oblong seeds, with a tuft of hairs at the apices, that favour their dispersion through the wind.

Mainly in seeds, plants can disperse seeds themselves

Medium water demand, resistant to drought Plants live well on all types of soil Fast growing tree, it takes 10-20 years to reach maximum size

The flower has a strong aroma 68

Acacia auriculiformis - Earleaf acacia - Keo lá Tràm Family: Fabaceae

Acacia auriculiformis root nodules contain nodule bacteria, which synthesize free nitrogen, improve the soil environment. It is widely used in improving forestry production land, planted as landscape trees, for shading and for harvesting timber in Southeast Asia and Sudan ...

Height: 15 - 30m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m Large woody trees cylindrical, low segments, broad foliage Leaves 10–16 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm wide with 3-8 parallel nerves, thick, leathery and curved.

Flowers are 8 cm long and in pairs, creamy yellow and sweet scented.

Light loving plant Low water demand, drought-proof, and flood-proof Grows well on medium thickness soils with good drainage, near neutral pH, slightly acidic Fast growing tree Seeding

Pods, flat, cartilaginous, glaucous, transversely veined with undulate margins.

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Nageia fleuryi - Nageia - Kim Giao Family: Podocarpaceae

Nageia is found in South China and Southeast Asia, its wood is highly valued and used for musical instruments, chop sticks, fine crafts and household tools, is valuable in terms of forest products, both a valuable species of timber and a medicine. It is an evergreen tree with beautiful canopy which is often grown as ornamental or shade in schools, offices, parks, urban areas, ... Especially near religious buildings such as pagodas, churches or any ancient East Asian architectural works

Height: 15 - 25m Crown diameter: 5 - 8m The trunk is straight, pyramid-shaped, horizontal and hanging branches. The bark is gray brown, flaking off Simple, leaves opposite, decussate, blade dark green and shining abaxially, elliptic or broadly lanceolate No flowers, with male cones growing in clusters, female cones growing single, pale yellow. Appears around May Spherical, ripe black, with a base of diameter 1.5 - 2.5cm, appears from November to December

Light loving plant or partial shae Medium water demand Prefer good soil, moisture, can survive on limestone soil Medium growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss - Chittagong Chickrassy - Lรกt Hoa Family: Meliaceae

A tree for precious wood, beautiful canopy, easy to plant. The tree is often grown as ornamental and shade in parks, offices, urban areas, streets, along highways. Trees are also used for protection forests ...

Height: 25 - 30m Crown diameter: 5 - 10m The trunk is straight, light brown skin, vertical cracked, broad buttress, The bark is coarsely cracked and dark brown in colour The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to the tip, evergreen The flowers are pale red and are located in branched clusters, appears from April to May The fruits are yellowish grey, a septifragally three to five valved capsule and wrinkles as it mature,

Light loving plants, young trees need shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought, not waterlogged tolerant Prefers porous soil, moist, loamy foresty soils, feralites, granite soils, limestone Young tree grows fast, slower growing after 10 years old Seeding or cutting. Seeds are collected from plants over 10 years old

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Erythrophleum fordii - Lim Xanh Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Erythrophleum fordii is found in Southeastern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. It is a valuable timber tree threatened by overexploitation. Its wood is one of the four essential woods of Vietnam (Dinh, Lim, Sen, Tau).

Currently, it is widely planted in landscaping as shade in parks, urban areas, resorts ...

Height: 10 - 30m Diameter: - 4 m Canopy shaped umbrella, thick, wide.

The body is round, the shell is brown and flaky. Original has buttresses

Light loving plants, young trees need shade Medium water demand

Double-leafed bird feathers, leaflets oval, evergreen

Prefer clay or loam soil, moist humus with good drainage, forest soil

Small, inflorescences, clustered at top of branches, white and green

Slow growing tree

Fruit pods, 20cm long, brown when ripe, dry, with 6-14 black seeds

Seeding or cutting

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Barringtonia acutangula - Indian Oak - L᝙c Vᝍng Family: Lecythidaceae

Indian Oak is an evergreen tree of moderate size, this tree has long been used for medicine, gives large canopy, beautiful flowers, so it is often grown as a shade tree and creates greenery for gardens, public places such as parks, hospitals, schools or urban areas, ornamental areas, .. Also, it can be planted in pot like bonsai

Height: 6 - 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 10m Aged rough gray-brown trunk, vertical cracked or flaking. The tree has many branches, wide foliage Simple, circumferential, oval, serrated margins, red when young, deciduous in late winter or early spring Inflorescence, long, drooping, red flowers, blooms on August and September Long oval, with deep, hard, yellow grooves

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought or flooding The tree prefers loose, nutritious soils that can survive in bad soil conditions Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Cinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree - Long NĂŁo Family: Lauraceae

Camphor tree has wide canopy, evergreen.

The tree is native to China south of the Yangtze River, Taiwan, southern Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and has been introduced to many other countries. It is planted along the roadside trees for shade and planted into protection forests. Camphor tree is preferred in roads because its leaves are capable of absorbing heavy metal ions that clean the environment. They help create a very strong ozone environment. Therefore, when standing under these trees, one will feel easy to breathe and relaxed

Height: 15 -30m Crown diameter: 8 - 15 m The canopy is wide, thin and evergreen.

The bark is thick, vertical cracked Simple, staggered, small, a glossy, waxy appearance and smell of camphor when crushed, with 3 obvious veins on the leaves Small, yellowish, flowering season from march to april

Light loving plant, good cold tolerance but low salt fog and wind

Juicy, black when ripe, from october to november

Seeding and cutting

Medium water demand Prefer good soil, thick topsoil, resistant to poor and barren soil Fast growing tree

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Magnolia x alba - White champaca - Ngọc lan Family: Magnoliaceae

Magnolia × alba, also known as the white champaca, white sandalwood, or white jade orchid tree, is a flowering plant of hybrid origin that is commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia and tropical regions of East Asia. It’s a shade tree, with beautiful canopy, fragrant flowers, used to be grown in sanctuaries such as temples, pagodas, tombs, palaces. Nowaday, the trees are also grown in streets, parks, offices, schools, urban areas ...

Height: 8 - 15m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Thick canopy, branches often drooping, trunk is gray, smooth bark

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought

Simple, long oval, smooth upper surface, fluffy lower surface

Prefers neutral PH, good drainage, humus

orchid liked, on leaf axils, highly fragant, white, appears from april to september

Medium growing tree

Dual fruits, mace-shaped, very rarely encountered

Layering or cutting

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Bischofia javanica - Earleaf acacia - Nh᝙i Family: Euphorbiaceae

The tree is grown for shade in many cities of Vietnam, mostly in Hanoi. It is distributed throughout southern and southeast Asia to Australia and Polynesia also in North America (brought to North America as a decorative plant but now considered to be an invasive species).

Height: 15 - 20m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m Large woody trees cylindrical, low segments, broad conical canopy

Light loving plant High water demand

Double leaves, long stalks, alternate, 3 leaflets

Grow well in moist areas, along streams

The flowers are dioecious, pale green, growing in clusters

Fast growing tree

The fruit is globular, brown in color, grows in a hanging cluster

Seeding

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Casuarina equisetifolia - Coastal Sheoak - Phi Lao Family: Casuarinaceae

Coastal Sheoak is a canopy tree, beautiful shape. This tree is often planted along the coastline as protective forests to block sand. It is also used as ornamental plants on streets, urban areas or schools, ecological zones, restaurants, etc.

Height: 4 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m bark is light brown, flaking into pieces.

Sparse, small branches Leaves are reduced to lanceolate, united at the base into sheath-like whorls Monoecious, inflorescence of unisexual flowers occur in pistillate heads and staminate spikes, brown colour Assembled in a cluster of fruits, oval, turned wood and self-extracting particles

Light loving plant, good wind resistance Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer sandy soil, coastal soil, can live on poor nutritious sandy soil, can stand saline soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Acer rubrum - Red maple - Phong Lá Đỏ Family: Sapindaceae

Acer rubrum is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. Also a popular in Northeastern Asian countries such as China, Korea, Japan, grown as landscape trees because of their beautiful shape and leaf color

Height: 15 - 20m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m Medium woody tree cylindrical, turn brilliant red when deciduous The leaves have 3 lobes with small, green, deciduous in winter, before deciduous turn orange or red.

Flowers are red or orange-red, drooping in clusters Grows in clusters on the trunk, long, ripe around June, seeds are red

Medium demand for light, not too harsh Medium water demand, unable to stand flooding The soil has enough nutrients, high drainage capacity Fast growing tree Seeding

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Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig - Sanh Family: Moraceae

Weeping Fig is a beautiful tree with green foliage , often grown as landscape trees for shading in parks, hospitals, urban residential areas, villa’s gardens, also it is a common indoor houseplant which comes in multiple different looks and styles. ...

Height: 4 -7m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m Bark is light brown, flaking into pieces.

Thick canopy, branches grow horizontally, the body has many tumors and extra roots Oval, small, dark green, glossy leaves, evergreen Inflorescences in the form of fake fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers.

Tiny little inside the fake fruit. Fruit small round shape, ripe yellow, fruiting from September to December

Light loving or partial shade Medium water demand, poor drought tolerance, able to withstand long flooding time Prefer moist, good soil, living on all soil conditions Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Hopea odorata Roxb - Cengal Pasir - Sao Đen Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Cengal Pasir is distributed from Bangladesh, the Andaman to Southeast Asia, it is a large shade tree, often grown for shading the sidewalks, urban landscape, factories, schools, parks, resorts ... The best place to see it at its full majestic height and girth is in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is planted along the streetscapes and in parks throughout the city.

Height: 6 - 25m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Thick canopy, branches tend to grow upwards. Trunk is straight with short buttresses. The thick, slightly to deeply fissured outer bark is dark brownish-grey Alternate leaves are oblong to ovate-lanceolate with entire leaf margin, both surfaces glabrous, evergreen Small, yellowish-white, bisexual and located in leaf axils or branch tips, flowering from March to April The small, brown fruit, egg-shaped with a pointed tip, covered in a shiny resin, appears from April to July

Light loving plant, not suitable for planting in cold areas, may grow normally but not bear fruit Nhu cầu nước cao, vào mùa nắng cần bổ sung nước cho cây, Bưởi không chịu được ngập úng Prefer moist, thick, suitable alluvial soil, sandy soil, red soil, PH from 4,5-5 Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre - Dracontomelon Tree - SẼu Family: Ancardiaceae

Dracontomelon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae, growing mostly in Sotheast Asia and the Pacific islands. The fruit may be used in local cuisine, especially as souring agents. Also, it is a popular shade tree, has a beautiful canopy shape, are often grown as ornamental and shade in urbanscape like schools, parks, streets ... The Dracontomelon-lined streets are the typical image of Vietnamese cities, especially the cities with Old French quarter like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Height: 6 -30m Crown diameter: 5 - 12m The bark in the trunk is gray, with a broad buttress, umbrella canopy shaped Petiole and rachis ribbed, sparsely pubescent; leaf blade imparipinnately compound with 11-15 alternate leaflets; leaflet blade subcoriaceous, oblong, increasing in size from bottom to top Grow in clusters at the tip, small white flowers, flowering season march to april The sphere is slightly flattened, yellow when ripe, containing a seed, fruits season from july to september

Light loving plant Medium water demand The plant grows well on motorized soil from sandy to loamy, well drained soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting Flower has a slight fragrance 81

Liquidambar formosana - Sweetgum - Sau Sau Family: Altingiaceae

Liquidambar formosana is a low-maintenance deciduous shade tree that is native to southern China and Taiwan. Excellent shade, lawn or park tree. Must be planted in large area with room to grow. Street tree use may be limited by concerns over fruit litter problems and roots causing damage to sidewalks.

Tree wood has been widely used for a number of applications including flooring, furniture and home interiors.

Height: 20-25m Crown diameter: 7-10 m.

Straight trunk. Habit is pyramidal in youth, but trees usually develop oval-rounded crowns with age.

Leaves have 3-5 lobes, fall off in the dry season. Both old leaves and young leaves are bright red Non-showy, monoecious, yellow-green flowers appear in spherical clusters in April-May. Gum balls which are spherical spiny fruiting clusters. Gum balls mature to dark brown

Light loving, with a very wide ecological margin Low water demand, high drought tolerance Favorably nutritious, wet but well drained. Can live and grow in poor, dry soil Fast growing plant Seeding

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Dalbergia cochinchinensis - Dalbergia cochinchinensis - Sưa Đỏ Family: Fabaceae

It is a threatened tree yielding valuable hardwood found in Indochina. It is a tree of group IA, classified as extremely rare, banned from commercial exploitation and use in 1994.

Currently in the skimmed landscape, it is often used to get shade in urbanscape like parks, office, schools, urban areas ...

Height: 10 -20m Crown diameter: 5 - 8m The bark is dark brown, cracked vertically when old, rough, sparse canopy, hard branches Alternate arrangement of pinnately compound leaves. Leaflets green, ovate with entire leaf margins. Deciduous in late winter Has terminal or subterminal panicles of white flowers, fragrans. Appears from februay to april Flat pods become brown at maturity.

Each pod contains 1 - 2 red-brown, kidney-shaped seeds.

Light loving plant, wind and storm resistance Medium water demand Plants live on many different types of soil such as: hills with medium slope, red soil, light loam, sandy soil and gravelly soil Medium growing tree, from 1-2 years old trees grow fast, core formation after 4-5 years Seeding

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Ficus racemosa - Cluster Fig - Sung Family: Moraceae

Figs this is native to Australia, Malaysia, Indochina and the Indian subcontinent, it has beautiful foliage and stems. It it is widely used in landscapes, from small ornamental potted plants to large shade trees on streets, boulevards, often found in parks, gardens or restaurants, ... In addition, its fruit is also used as food. Other parts such as leaves, bark, tree sap are very good medicine.

Height: 6 -20m Crown diameter: 4 - 8m The bark of the trunk is brownish-gray, smooth, many branches, small, brown grows in many directions to create broad canopy. All parts yield white latex Single, inverted ovoid, staggered growth, young leaves with fluff, rough old leaves Inflorescences in the form of false fruits, growing in leaf axils, inside are male and female flowers The circle, tiny, is inside the fake fruits.

The fruit is spherical and slightly flat when ripe, yellow and edible

Light loving plant or partial shade High water demand, resistant to flooding, to dry for a short time High water demand, resistant to flooding, can withstand drought in a short time Fast growing tree Seeding, cutting, layering

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Tectona Grandis Linn.f - Teak Tree - Táşżch Family: Verbenaceae

Teak is a shade tree that can be grown in parks, schools, streets or planted in forests in protected areas and then used for wood processing industries. It is widely used in in the manufacture of wooden furniture, construction, shipbuilding, flooring, gun...

Height: 8 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m The bark is gray and white, the stem has buttress. Young shoots are square and edge is covered by hair

Light loving tree, resistant to cold and high temperature Medium water demand, resistant to drought

ovate-elliptic to ovate and are held on robust petioles. Leaf margins are entire

Prefer granite, alluvial soil, old alluvial soil, less acidic or slightly acidic soil, moist enough but drained

mace shaped, at the top of branches, white, flowering season may to june

Fast growing tree

Hard fruit, ripe from december to january

Seeding

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Cycas pectinata - Assam Cycas - ThiĂŞn Tuáşż Family: Cycadaceae

Thien Tue is a majestic and solemn tree with ancient beauty, the tree is often used as a landscape in the garden of villas, city departments, memorial buildings, monuments. , squares, offices, schools, restaurants, parks, temples ... In addition, the tree is also planted in pots to decorate the lobby.

Height: 1 - 5m Crown diameter: 1 - 3m The tree has a cylindrical body, dark brown skin, with scars left by leaves he stem bears a crown of recurved leaves at the apex with flat, narrow and linear leaflets, the stems have thorns Monochromatic, bifurcated, growing on crown tops, long brown oval male flowers, pale yellow spherical female flowers.

Only see in plants over 20 years old Very rare, clustered in female flowers, small, yellow sphere

Light-loving or semi-shade plants Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer wet, porous, well-ventilated, nutritious soil Slow growing tree Seeding or extracting the young tree Plants are susceptible to mealybugs 86

Pinus caribaea Morelet - Caribbean Pine - ThĂ´ng Caribe Family: Pinaceae

The Caribbean Pine is a coniferous tree with beautiful foliage, resistant to climatic conditions in the plains, so the tree is applied as an ornamental and shade for landscape projects. Mainly in gardens, factory, parks, villas, along walkways, urban areas...

Height: 4 -30m Crown diameter: 5 - 8m Round trunk, straight, deep cracked shell. Branch is brown - orange, later brownish-gray. The trunk yields yellow resin Needles (leaves) are light or dark green, and bundled into fascicles of 2 - 5 needles.

Concentrated at the tip of branches and often fall off in the second year Monoecious, ollen-bearing cones are cylindrical, yellowish or reddish-brown Brown woody seed cones, self-extracting, appears from october to november

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought Soil with light or medium mechanical composition, medium thickness, little mixed stone, drainage, pH: 4 –5 Fast growing tree Seeding All part has a slight fragrance 87

Aquilaria crassna - Aquilaria crassna Pierre - Trầm Hương Family: Thymelaeaceae

A rare and precious tree, often grown for timber, essential oils, or as a medicine. At present, Tram Huong has been used in landscaping to preserve and get shade in some places such as parks, tourist areas ...

Height: 5 -30m Crown diameter: 4 - 8m The bark is grayish brown, longitudinally cracked, branches sprung and scattered Oblong or oval, 5 to 11 cm long, the upper surface is glossy green, the underside lighter and has fluffy hair Grows in clusters at axillary near tops.

Flowers are small, yellowish green, flowering season from february to april

Light loving plant

The inverted ovoid capsule is 3 - 5cm long, with short soft hair, yellowish gray. Ripe seeds are dark brown, fruit season may to july

Seeding

Medium water demand Wet, porous soil, over 40cm thick, loamy, quick-draining soil, not grown on limestone and sandy soil Fast growing tree

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Pinus kesiya - Benguet pine - ThĂ´ng Ba LĂĄ Family: Pinaceae

Pinus kesiya is one of the most widely distributed pines in Asia. Its range extends south and east from the Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, to northern Thailand, Philippines, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, southernmost China, and Vietnam. It is an important plantation species elsewhere in the world. The wood of Pinus kesiya is used for construction, ship and boat building, agricultural implements, turnery, veneer, plywood and railway sleepers.

Also it is often grown as ornamental plants in the garden, the park ...

Height: 30 - 40m Crown diameter: 5 - 7m The tree trunk is large, straight and round, ovoid shaped, with high branches Leaves are dark green, soft, usually with 3 needle-like leaves clustered in a sheath at the tip of the branch. Leaves 15 - 20cm long, sheath 1.2cm long The cones are ovoid, often curved downwards, sometimes slightly distorted; the scales of second-year cones are dense, the umbo a little convex, sometimes acutely spinous.

Light loving or partial shade Medium demand for water, sufficiently moist Suitable for acid or slightly acidic soil, with good drainage, medium mechanical composition Slow growing tree Seeding

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Mimusops elengi L.- Spanish cherry - Viáşżt (Sáşżn Xanh) Family: Sapotaceae

Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Its timber is valuable, the fruit is edible, and it is used in traditional medicine. With a beautiful foliage it is often used in urban landscaping, on streets, parks, schools, hospitals, apartments ...

Height: 4 - 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Dense, rounded, spreading crown and short bole, the bark is cracked Oval, glossy, dark green, simple and alternate arranged The star-shaped, cream, and hairy flowers form into clusters in the leaf axils, appears from july to august The fruits are orange-red when ripe and oval, appears from november to december

Light loving plant Medium water demand Prefer porous, well-ventilated and well drained soil types Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Khaya senegalensis - Senegal Khaya - Xà Cᝍ Family: Meliaceae

Khaya senegalensis is commonly planted within its natural area of distribution, mainly as ornamental and roadside tree, and also widely outside this area, from Africa to South and Southeast Asia, Australia and tropical America, often planted in rows along the streets for shading, also in public spaces such as parks, zoos, ornamental gardens, office buildings, schools, urban areas, etc. The wood is valued for carpentry, joinery, furniture, cabinet work, ship building and decorative

Height: 10 -30m Crown diameter: 10 - 15m buttresses short or absent; bark surface grey to dark grey or greyish brown, initially smooth but becoming scaly with thin, rounded scales Arranged spirally but clustered near ends of branches, oval leaflets, smooth, green Unisexual ,Inflorescence an axillary or seemingly terminal panicle up to 20 cm long, appears from april to may Fruit an erect, nearly globose, woody capsule, pale grey to greyish brown, self-extracting to spread seeds

LIght loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought Living well on different types of soil, adapting to the dry conditions of many mountainous areas Fast growing tree Seeding

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Lagerstroemia speciosa - Giant Crape-myrtle - Bằng Lăng Family: Lythaceae

Lagerstroemia speciosa is grown in Southeast and South Asia. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas because of its beautiful flower and wide canopy, often planted as a ornamental and shade tree in parks, streets, schools, urban areas Note: Deciduous in winter, avoid planting near lakes and swimming pools

Height: 5 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 8 m Tán rộng, hình ô, vỏ thân màu vàng nâu, mỏng, bong thành mảng

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought

Deciduous, oval to elliptic, dense with an acute apex

Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil, good drainage

Purple or light purple, clustered at end of branch, bloom in summer

Fast growing tree

Brown, when ripe turns wood, sprung up the seeds

Seeding or cutting

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Bauhinia variegata - Orchid Tree - Ban Tây Bắc Family: Fabaceae

Bauhinia variegata is native to an area from China through Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent. Common names include orchid tree (though not belonging to the family Orchidaceae). It is a typical species that naturally in the Northwest region of Vietnam.

Currently the Northwestern Northwest is exploited and put into ornamental plantations in urban areas, streets, parks, schools ...

Height: 5 - 8m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m The tree has sparse canopy, dark brown trunk, slightly shaggy Simple, cow-shaped, green, scattered, pouring leavesin winter 5 wings, of which, 4 wings white, 1 wing with purple stripes, usually grows single or clustered in branches. Flowers bloom from january to february The fruit is a seedpod, containing several seeds, dry, exploding open to deliver its seeds into the environs. appears from March to April

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought but not waterlogged Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil Fast, it takes 5-10 years for the tree to reach its maximum size Seeding or cutting Plants are prone to leaf-eating pests 94

Tabebuia rosea - Pink trumpet Tree - ChuĂ´ng Háť“ng Family: Bignoniaceae

T. rosea is a tree widely used as an ornamental, due to its beautiful flower display, and cultivated for its wood. It is often grown along the streets, sidewalks, parks, or gardens. Its inner bark is used in traditional medicine.

Height: 8 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Sparse, umbrella shaped, high branching, smooth brown bark Leaves are compound, digitate and deciduous. Each leaf has five leaflets of variable size, the middle one being the largest, venting leaves before flowering Flowers are large, in various tones of pink to purple, appears from February to March (in South Vietnam), June - July (North Vietnam) The long and slender fruit capsules.

After the drying fruit dehisces, seeds are released

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer clay, sandy clay Fast growing, it takes 10-20 years to maximize growth Seeding or cutting

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Tabebuia aurea - Caribbean Trumpet Tree - ChuĂ´ng VĂ ng Family: Bignoniaceae

Tabebuia aurea is native to South America, has beautiful shape, bright yellow flowers, so it is often used in urban landscaping for shading on streets, factory or Planting in parks and gardens. The bloom cycle is relatively short, but the tree in full flowering looks most beautiful.

Height: 5 - 8m Crown diameter: 3 - 5 m The canopy is thin, gray-brown skin, rough, vertical cracked The leaves are narrow and elongated, an identifying feature of the tree.

Yellow flowers, bell-shaped, grow in clusters, bears flowers in a leafless condition.

Flower season from March to May Capsule, elongated, green, then turn brown, release winged seeds

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought but not waterlogged Preferred mixed clay, sandy soil, loose fibers, quick drainage Medium growing tree, need 20-30 years to reach the maximum size Seeding or cutting

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Plumeria rubra Pink - Frangipani Red - Đại Đỏ Family: Apocynaceae

Frangipani Red is an easy-to-grow, fast-growing, tending, with its beutiful foliage and fragrant flowers, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide, making a fantastic impact on its own or in a tropical garden design, it is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries.

They’re also great in large pots in courtyards or on balconies too. Frangipani is not only ornamental but has both pharmaceutical and ethnobotany value.

Height: 5 - 12m Diameter: 3 - 4 m.

Stems have white latex, brittle branches, Large green leaves, are arranged alternately and clustered at the end of the branches, deciduous, falling in winter The flowers grow in clusters at the tip of branches, red, pink, appear from July to September

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil Growth is slow, requiring 10-20 years to reach maximum height

The fruits are cylindrical pods that are rarely found in cultivation

Seeding or cutting

Flower has a slight fragrance

Susceptible to pests and bugs 97

Plumeria rubra yellow - Frangipani Yellow - Đại Vàng Family: Apocynaceae

Frangipani Yellow is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree. It has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide, making a fantastic impact on its own or in a tropical garden design, it is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. Also, it is easily grown in a patio pot

Height: 5 - 12m Crown diameter: 3 - 5 m Stems have white latex, brittle branches, Large green leaves, are arranged alternately and clustered at the end of the branches, deciduous, falling in winter

Light loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil

The flowers grow in clusters at the tip of branches, yellow, white, appear from July to September

Growth is slow, requiring 10-20 years to reach maximum height

The fruits are cylindrical pods that are rarely found in cultivation

Seeding or cutting

Flower has a slight fragrance

Susceptible to pests and bugs 98

PRUNUS PERSICA - HOW TO DISTINGUISH

LIGHT PINK

- The color is light pink, the stigma is the darkest color - Peach fade has 2 types of single and double petals. Double type, one cotton from 20-22 wings

RED

- Red or dark pink, one flower from 20-22 petals, flowers blooming at the same time

DARK PINK

- Crimson, small flowers, clustered, a about 30-50 petals per flower - Low trees, stems with many scars, scales, rough, dark brown

WHITE

- White, small flowers. One flower from 18-20 petals

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Prunus persica (L.) Batsch - Peach Tree - Đào Rừng (Đào Phai) Family: Rosaceae

Peach is a deciduous tree native to the region of Northwest China, often planted as ornamental or for shading in gardens and parks. It is one of the most popular plants for home decoration during the Lunar New Year in Vietnam

Height: 5 - 8m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m The canopy is thin, the bark is smooth, brown, with brown spots, has resin The leaves are lanceolate,pinnately veined, deciduous in winter Flowers are small, pink, growing in clusters, from leaf axils. Flowers bloom from January to February, before producing young leaves The fruit has yellow, pink or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a skin that is either velvety (peaches) or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars

Ligh loving plant Medium water demand, resistant to drought but not waterlogged Prefer loam clay soil, alkaline soil, good drainage Fast growing, it takes 10-20 years to reach maximum size Seeding, cutting or layering

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Cassia surattensis - Golden Senna - Điệp Vàng Family: Fabaceae

Golden Senna is a small tree and very common in Southeast Asian gardens and urban landscape, often seen planted along citystreets and roadsites. The flowering days of Galucous Cassia are prolonged and beautiful.

Height: 3 - 5m Crown diameter: 3 - 4m Thick canopy, spreading, low branches, black brown bark, smooth Double, small leaflets, ovoid, green, clustered at the tip of branches The flowers are small, yellow, growing in clusters at the tip of the branches, appear in May - August The pods are 10 - 20cm long, brown when ripe

Light loving plant Medium water demand Prefer sandy soil and loamy clay Fast growing, it takes 5-10 years to reach maximum size Seeding

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Gliricidia sepium - Quickstick plants - Ä?áť— Mai Family: Fabaceae

A small shade tree, scattered, often planted as a fence or hedge for agricultural crops for beautiful flowers, grow fast. Salinity tolerant plant, are often used for coastal roads.

In Vietnam, the tree is distributed mainly in the Central Highlands provinces.

Height: 5-8m Crown diameter: 3 - 5m Double leaves, leaflets ovoid, green. Deciduous in late winter Double, small leaflets, ovoid, green, clustered at the tip of branches Flowers are pink, clustered around the tips of the branches. Flower season from March to April

Light-loving, prefer warm climate Medium water demand, resistant to drought and salinity Adaptable, can be grown in many types of soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

Pods, release seeds, appears from May to June 102

Bombax malabaricum DC. - Red silk-cotton Tree - Gạo (Bông gạo, Mộc miên) Family: Malvaceae s.l (Bombacaceae)

Rice is a woody plant with large, colorful petals. It is an excellent choice as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland or for establishing woodland gardens. It is often grown as an ornamental, where it is particularly valued for its mass of short-lived but sweetly scented flowers that are produced when the tree is leafless and attract pollinating birds, squirrels and bees.

However, the whole tree has thorns, the tree is often associated with the spiritual culture in Vietnam. Therefore, it is often grown in parks, temples, pagodas or shrines

Height: 15 - 23m Crown diameter: 10 - 15 m

Light loving plant

Palmate with about 6 leaflets radiating from a central point (tip of petiole), deciduous in winter

Medium demand, able to withstand drought

Red, large, clustered at the top of branches, usually blooming in early spring, before new leaves are produced Brown, dry, skin containing white cotton filaments, appear from May to July

Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil, good drainage Medium growing tree, need 10-20 years to reach the maximum height Seeding or cutting

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Pterocarpus macrocarpus - Narra Padauk - Giáng Hương Family: Fabaceae

Pterocarpus macrocarpus has a beautiful shape, fragrant flowers, are grown as ornamental plants in parks or streets, schools, hospitals, for shading and fresh air, improve pollution ... its roots have symbiotic microorganisms, have ability to fix nitrogen to improve soil.

Its timber is valued for the toughness, stability in use, and decorativeness, most having a reddish wood. It is classified in Group I, widely used in construction, high-class furniture, household appliances and wooden flooring.

Height 10 - 25m Crown diameter: 8 - 12m The stump has buttress, the stem has Compound leaves are odd-pinnate with 9-11 alternate leaflets. Leaflets are elliptic with rounded bases and pointed tips Yellow, clustered in leaf axils, blooms from April to May Disc-shaped, indehiscent pod with a wavy, membranous wing surrounding its perimeter. The central compartment of the pod contains 1 - 4 seeds

Light loving plant Medium water demand Prefers sandy, sandy, loamy, well drained soil, tolerates dry, bad soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

Flower has a slight fragrance 104

Prunus cerasoides - Wild Himalayan Cherry - Hoa Anh Đào Family - Rosaceae

Its range extends in the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh in north-central India, to Southwest China, Burma and Thailand. It grows in temperate forest from 1,200–2,400 metres (3,900–7,900 ft) in elevation. The taxonomic history of Prunus is long and complicated, in part due to the economic value of its fruit crops and also the ease with which some species hybridize. In recent times, cherries are popular and selected to grow as urban trees to bring aesthetic landscapes to the environment ...

Height: 5 - 10m Crown diameter: 2 - 3m Small woody plants, low branches, suitable in areas with cold climates Early leaf drop, thin, smooth, oval or oblong spear, round or slightly tapered at the base, serrated edge Pink flowers, appearing before leaves, forming inflorescences, usually with 3 flowers spherical or egg-shaped, red color, with hard nodes with thick peel

Light loving plants High water demand, unable to stand flooding Suitable for heavy soil, less sandy, good water holding capacity, porous Fast growing tree Cutting or grafting

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Crateva religiosa - Lemon Bottlebrush - Hoa BĂşn Family: Myrtaceae

Crateva religiosa is an indigenous tree species that has good shading and beautiful flowers, and is particularly resistant to storms or local flooding in urban areas today. A suitable plant for urban greenery system.

Height: 10-20m Crown diameter: 6-10m Shady dense canopy, drooping shape, high branches Doubled leaves, 3 leaflets, pointed tail, mild green. Venting leaves in the dry season Yellowish white, clustered at the tip of each branch, each bearing 13 to 18 stamens up to tens of centimeters long.

Flower season from March to April

Light loving plants High water demand, unable to stand flooding Prefer moist soil, withstand drought and partial waterlogging Fast growing tree Seeding or from roots, bud

Spherical, yellow when ripe, fruit season: from May to June 106

Styphnolobium japonicum - Japanese pagoda tree - Hòe Family: Fabaceae

Styphnolobium japonicum although not native to Japan, the specific epithet and common name seem to recognize the early use of the tree in Japan around Buddhist temples. In Vietnam, it is distributed in the Northern provinces, including many in Thai Binh village, most concentrated in the districts of Thai Thuy and Vu Thu, due to their advantages of being easy to plant, rarely infected with pests.

Height: 7 - 15m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m Sturdy tree with a round crown at first that later becomes fan-shaped. Branches usually start low on the bending and forked trunk.

The compound leaves are imparipinnate the leaf segments are ovoid to elliptical.

The creamy white to creamy yellow flowers, grow on terminal plumes 1- to 6-seeded, knobby, bean-like pods that mature to brown in fall and persist into winter

Light loving plant Low water demand, resistant to drought Moist soil and well drained Fast growing tree Seeding

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Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush - Liáť…u Ä?áť?

Family: Myrtaceae

Callistemons are found wild only on the Australian continent, but are among the bestknown Australian plants grown in other countries where several half-hardy species are widely grown and adaptable to garden treatment. It has beautiful, evergreen flowers, so it is often planted as a ornamental plant for parks, campuses, around the lake with lakes such as rivers, streams, rivers, creating green areas for industrial parks and factories. In addition, the tree is also planted with pots like a bonsai, placed as decoration outside the house is also quite nice and new

Height: 5 - 10m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Canopy drooping to the ground, rough, longitudinal, brownish-brown cracks

Light loving tree Medium water demand, drought-proof, and resistant to submerged conditions

Simple, long banded, sprouting around branches, leaves slightly scented

Prefer moist soil

Flowers are small, clustered in clusters, red in color, appear from March to May

Medium growing tree

Small fruits, clustered, hard, dry

Seeding, cutting or layering

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Salix alba - White willow - Liᝅu Trắng Family: Salicaceae

Currently, White Willow trees are widely distributed around the world, and in Vietnam, trees are also quite popular choice to grow as exterior ornamental plants, decorating for garden, pond, lake ... Help reduce soil erosion

Height: 7 - 20m Crown diameter: 4 - 7m The tree has very soft branches, hanging to the ground. Light brown skin, vertical cracked The leaves are paler than most other willows, due to a covering of very fine, silky white hairs, in particular on the underside Sprout in clusters, small, white, appear in spring

Light loving plant Medium water demand, unable to withstand drought Prefer moist soil Medium growing tree Seeding or cutting

capsules, each containing minute seeds encased in white down which aids dispersal by wind.

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Peltophorum pterocarpum - Yellow flame Tree - Lim Xแบนt Family: Fabaceae

Peltophorum pterocarpum is a well-rounded tree with beautiful blooming flowers.

It is native to tropical Southeast Asia and a popular ornamental tree grown around the world. in landscaping, for shade the parks, schools, hospitals, residential areas, urban areas, villa gardens, resorts, industrial zones. In particular, this tree grows well on sandy so it is also planted along the coast to block wind, flying sand and prevent landslides.

Height: 5 - 30m Crown diameter: 4 - 10m Evergreen tree with a dense, spreading, umbrella-shaped crown, the bark is light brown, there are many lines around the trunk.

Leaves are large and much divided, with 8-10 pairs of pinnae each bearing 10-20 pairs of oblong leaflets long with oblique bases

Light loving plant, resistant to hot weather

Yellow, grows at the top of branches, tower shaped,appear from April to May

Seeding, from tree over 15 years old

Medium water demand, able to withstand drought Prefer nutritious soil, good drainage, but can grow on many types of soil Medium growing tree

Fruits 1-4 seeded pods, flat, thin, winged, , dark red when ripe, then turning black 110

Cochlospermum religiosum - Buttercup Tree - Mai Hoa Ä?ăng Family: Bixaceae

Cochlospermum religiosum is a flowering plant from the tropical region of Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. It is usually found in dry deciduous forests. Its flower blooms right on Tet holiday, therefore, along with peach blossom, it is one of the characteristic flowers of Tet, especially in Southern Vietnam. Small trees are grown in pots in the house or on the porch, decorating gardens in the new year.

Height: 5 - 10m Crown diameter: 4 - 6 m

Light loving plant

Single, deep lobed, 3 to 5 lobes, deciduous in winter

Medium water demand, resistant to drought in the long run

Bisexual, sprout in clusters at the top of branches, bright yellow, appear from February to April

Prefers well drained soil, can withstand poor and barren soil

Fruit a capsule, 5-valved, obovoid, pear shaped, straight, leathery, brown; seeds many, black, curved, embedded in white cotton, appear from March to June

Medium growing tree

Flower has a slight fragrance

Susceptible to aphids

Seeding, cutting or layering

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Samanea saman - Rain tree - Me Tây Family: Fabaceae

is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, is native to the Central and South America, has been widely introduced to Southand Southeast Asia. The tree is often used in the landscape because it grows fast, has nice and wide canopy, storm resistant. Can be grown on streets, parks, schools, hospitals, large residential areas ... In addition, its timber can be used to make carving crafts, handicrafts for tourists ...

Height: 15 - 25m Crown diameter: 10 - 20m Saman is a wide-canopied tree with a large symmetrical umbrella-shaped crown Double-feathered like leave, bearing 6-16 pairs of small leaflets. The leaves fold in rainy weather and in the evening The tree has pinkish flowers with white and red stamens, set on heads with around 12–25 flowers per head

Light loving or partial shade Low water demand, good drought tolerant Wide ecological amplitude, resistant to acid soils Fast growing tree Seeding

Pod, flat, not cracked, black color, 10-20 cm long 112

Samanea saman - Apricot Tree - MĆĄ Family: Rosaceae

Apricot is a fruit tree, with beautiful flowers in full bloom, edible fruit, has fragrance when ripe. Apricots are often grown in the northern hilly areas. However, due to its beauty and value, today the it is propagated and planted in many places. In landscaping, it is grown in the parks, flower gardens or villas ....

Height: 5 - 8m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m

Light loving plant

Simple, serrated edge, green color, thick canopy, deciduous in winter

Medium water demand, resistant to drought but not waterlogged

Flowers are small, white, often growing in flowers or in axillary clusters. Bloom on January to February before producing young leaves

Prefer limestone, alluvial soil, good drainage, stable soil moisture Grow fast, it takes 10-20 years to reach maximum size

Edible, skin with white fur, yellow when ripe, appear around March and April

Seeding, cutting or layering

Ripe fruit is fragrant

Prone to wilt, root rot, mealybug 113

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid tree - Móng Bò Hong Kong Family: Fabaceae

Bauhinia blakeana is a medium shade tree, with beautiful flowers, beautiful canopy, often grown widely in villas, urban areas, streets or in school, parks ...

Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong.

Height: 4 -8m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m Sparse canopy, many branches long, smooth trunk, gray Single, large, shallow lobed, cow foot leaves, semi-deciduous in late winter Purple, large, grows in clusters at the top of branches or leaf axils, flowering season from March to May Pod, long, brown when ripe, self-extracting seeds

Light loving plant Medium water demand Prefers porous soil, rich nutrients, good drainage Medium growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Cassia javanica L - Hong Kong Orchid tree - Muồng Anh Đào Family: Fabaceae

A medium shade tree, with beautiful flowers, often applied in parks, resort or villas ...

Height: 5-12m Crown diameter: 4-5 m Sparse canopy, many branches long, smooth trunk, gray Single leaf, thick, dark brown underside, glossy upper surface White or pink flowers, up to 20cm in diameter. Flower season from March to April Rare, grow in clusters

Light loving or partial shade Average water demand, unable to withstand drought or flood Prefer loam or sandy soil with acidity pH 4,5-5,5, stable soil moisture Slow growing tree Mainly by grafting, Seeds with this low germination rate onl y ~ 50%

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Cassia fistula - Indian Laburnum - Muồng Hoàng Yến Family: Fabaceae

Cassia fistula is a beautiful, blooming and prominent flower plant, often grown as a ornamental and shaded in landscapes in places such as offices, schools, industrial parks, factories, parks, roads. city or urban area ...

Height: 4 - 8m Crown diameter: 3 - 4 m Sparse canopy, gray bark, smooth Deciduous, large, several-foliolate and pinnate with three to eight pairs of leaflets Grow in drooping clusters, yellow, appear from May to July Long cylindrical pods, ripe brown, hard shell, appear from August to OCtober The fruit smells bad

Light loving plant, cannot stand cold Medium water demand, resistant to drought Prefer loam or sandy soil, good drainage, resistant to saline soils Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting Seeds contain toxins Prone to leaf-eating pests 116

Prunus cerasoides - Pink shower tree - Ô Môi Family: Fabaceae

The tree is native to South American countries, is grown as a tree to get shade, beautiful flowers in many countries around the world. In Vietnam, cultivated plots are mainly grown in southern provinces.

Height: 20-20 m Crown diameter: 6-10 m Sparse canopy, horizontal branches Double-leaved, feathers liked, long leaflets covered with fine hairs.

Inflorescence in long clusters in the middle of leaves, sparse, dark pink, hanging down Flower season from March to April

Light loving plant Average water demand, unable to withstand drought or waterlogging Prefer loam or sandy soil with acidity pH 4,5-5,5, stable soil moisture Fast growing tree Seeding

Flat, cylindrical pods 40–60 cm long, curved like a crescent, pungent-smelling seeds. Fruit season from May to October 117

Erythrina fusca - Shrub Coral Tree - Osaka Family: Fabaceae

Osaka is a medium-tall wooden tree with beautiful, scattered flowers. It has the widest distribution of any Erythrina species; the only one found in both the New and Old World. It grows on coasts and along rivers in tropical Asia, Oceania, Africa. Planted for landscaping or shade in gardens, schools, urban areas, parks, flower gardens ...

Height: 3 - 4m Crown diameter: 3 - 4m

Light loving tree

double leaf, with 3 oval leaflets, evergreen

Medium water demand, resistant to drought

The flowers grow in clusters, long, red, the main season from May to July

Prefer sandy soil, loamy soil, resistant to wet soil

Pod, long, black

Fast growing tree

Poisonous fruit

Seeding or cutting

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Tabebuia chrysotricha/Tabebuia chrysantha - Golden trumpet Tree - Phong Linh Family: Bignoniaceae

Golden Trumpet Tree is very useful as a median street tree for its vivid flower display, asymmetrical habit and drought tolerance. It also makes a nice tree for planting close to the patio or deck where it will cast a light to medium shade below the canopy. It is often used for ornamental or shade in parks, streets, urban areas ...

Height: 5 - 15m Crown diameter: 5 - 8 m The tree has a wide canopy, umbrella-shaped, thick, yellow-brown bark,

Light loving plant Medium water demand

Compound, with 3-5 ovate leaflets, deciduous in late winter

Prefer clay, loam, sandy soil, good drainage, trees can live on the barren soil

Yellow, grows in clusters at the top of branches, appear from February to April

Slow growing tree

brown pod, realease seeds, fruit season from April to May

Seeding or cutting

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Jacaranda mimosifolia - Jacaranda - Phưᝣng Tím Family: Bignoniaceae

Jacaranda has large, green foliage, beautiful flowers. Its main distinguishing feature is its spectacular lavender blue blooms which has led to its popularity as an ornamental tree are often grown for shading on sidewalks, streets, parks, schools, in the garden or in hospitals, resorts.

Height: 7 - 15m Crown diameter: 5 - 8m Sparse branches but broad foliage, high branches, drooping to the ground Leaves are bipinnately compound with 13-31 pinnae, each with 10-41 sessile leaflets, oblong, glabrous or slightly puberulent along the midrib and margins

Light loving tree, prefer cold weather, Only bloom when the climate is cold

Flowers grow in clusters, bell-shaped, small, dark purple, late autumn flower season

Fast growing tree

Capsules drying reddish brown, compressed-orbicular, apex often shallowly emarginate, base truncate to subcordate.

Medium water demand Can live in many different types of soil, including alkaline, acidic or gravelly soils not picky, including alkaline, acidic or gravel soil

Seeding

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Delonix regia - Flame Tree - Phượng Vỹ (Phượng Đỏ) Family: Fabaceae

Delonix regia tree has a wide, green foliage, beautiful flowers. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree, widely used in urban landscaping as shade trees on sidewalks, streets, parks, schools ... However, there’re some disadvantages, short life expectancy, the trunk shows signs of decay, pests, fungi when it reaches 30 years old.

Height: 7 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 7m The bark is greyish-brown, smooth on young trees and becomes rough with age, nearly horizontal branches, large buttressed bole The compound leaves have a feathery appearance and are a characteristic light, bright green. The leaves are sparse in the dry season from January to March The flowers grow in clusters at the end of the branches, spreading wide, large red-orange flowers with long pistils, flowering season May to July

Pods up to 20cm long, flat, hard, woody Light loving tree Medium water demand, resistant to drought and flood in a short time Grow well on all types of soil and terrain, resistant to saline soils Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting 121

Radermachera ignea - Tree Jasmine - Rà Đẹt Lửa Family: Bignoniaceae

A rare and precious tree species in Vietnam as well as in the world, with beautiful shape and canopy. It is used mainly in spiritual landscapes, in addition to being very valuable for medicine ...

Height: 15 - 20m Crown diameter: 7 - 10m The tall, massive tree grows straight with many branches.

Leaves are dual at base, pointed, slender, hairless

Light loving plants, with a very wide ecological margin High water demand, unable to withstand drought The areas of limestone mountains and evergreen forests have moist and loose soil

Inflorescences on branch, large or short, slender, with 3-5 orange flowers

Slow growing tree

Cylindrical capsule, 35-70cm long; seeds have thin wings

Seeding

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Sterculia Lanceolata - Scarlett Sterculia - Sang Family: Strerculiaceae

Due to the beautiful canopy, flowers and unique fruit, the tree is often used as an ornamental and shaded in landscape projects such as villas, streets, urban areas, parks, restaurants .. .

Height: 5 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m Canopy thick, umbrella-shaped, brown skin, rough Leaf alternate; petiole, sparsely covered with stellate hairs; underside covered with feathers, venting leaves at the end of winter grows in clusters at leaf axils or branch heads, small, pale pink, flowering season April to June

Light loving plant or partial shade Medium water demand Prefers moist, porous, thick, well drained soil Medium growing tree Seeding or cutting

Pods, 5-8 cm long, clustered horizontally, 5-6 fruits, red, release black seeds, fruit season June to August 123

Magnolia grandiflora - Scarlet Sterculia - Sen Ä?Ẽt Family: Strerculiaceae

Magnolia grandiflora is a medium shade tree, with beautiful flowers, often planted in parks, resort, villa ...

Height: 5 - 12m Crown diameter: 4 - 5m

Light loving plant or partial shade

Simple, thick and dark brown on the underside

Medium water demand, unable to withstand drought or flood

White flowers, up to 20cm in diameter Flower season from March to April

Prefer loam soil or mixed sand with acidic pH 4,5-5,5, soil moisture

Rare, grow in clusters

Slow growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Casuarina equisetifolia - African tulip Tree - Sò Ä?o Cam Family: Bignoniaceae

Casuarina equisetifolia grows and develops quite quickly, with beautiful and long-lasting brilliant flowers, lush green foliage, thus, are widely planted as an ornamental tree, in urban landscaping as shade trees planted in parks, sidewalks, streets, residential areas, offices, schools, hospitals and gardens... The native range extends throughout Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Height: 6 -20m Crown diameter: 4 - 10m The tree grows vertically, the body is smooth, gray-brown skin, high branches, crowned at the top and spread wide.

The compound leaves, feathery shaped, hairy stemmed, oblong, green leaflets throughout the year Sprout in clusters at the end of branches, large, red-orange, flowering season February to April oval woody structure, superficially resembling a conifer cone made up of numerous carpels, each containing a single seed

Light loving plant Medium water demand Plants live on a variety of soils, preferably nutrient-rich, welldrained soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Dalbergia Tonkinensis Prain - Dalbergia Tonkinensis - Sưa Trắng Family: Fabaceae

Beautiful flowers, beautiful foliage, often grown as ornamental. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation for timber. It is often grown on the streets of Hanoi, in parks, schools or in urban areas

Height: 10 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 8 m Smooth bark, gray color. Sparse, soft branches Double-feathered liked leaves, opposite-leaved leaflets, young green, deciduous in late winter, early spring White, small, usually grows in leaf axils.

Bloom on February to April before young leaves

Light loving tree Medium water demand Lives on many types of soil: gravelly soil, red soil, loam, sandy soil Medium growing tree Maily by seeding

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Vernicia montana - Aleurites montana - TrẊu Family: Euphorbiaceae

Vernicia Montana is grown as an industrial tree for timber and grain. Seeds can be extracted for oil, used in the processing of paint and glue. The bark is used in traditional medicine.

Because of its beautiful shape and flowers, it has now been used widely in urban landscaping, in parks, urban areas, resorts ...

Height: 6 -20m Crown diameter: 3 - 6m Smooth bark, light brown. Sparse, deciduous in winter Leaves alternate, simple; blade ovate to broadly ovate or 3–5-palmately lobed, margins entire.

The monoecious white-petaled flowers emerged as inflorescences, containing both male and female flowers, appear from March to May

Light loving tree Medium water demand Red yellow or red yellow feralite soil with thick layer> 80cm, with light to medium meat texture, pH = 5-5.5 Fast growing tree Seeding

Globular drupe with wrinkled skin that turns from green to yellow upon ripening.

Each fruit contains 3 seeds, rich in oil.

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Sterculia foetida - Aleurites montana - TrĂ´m Family: Euphorbiaceae

This species is native to the tropical region in the world like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Panama, China, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, senegal, sudan and Vietnam.

Height: 20-25m Crown diameter: 7-10m Average woody trees cylindrical, dung low scene, broad foliage

Light loving tree Low water demand, good drought tolerance

Double leaves, long stalks and change leaves every year in the dry season

Moist and well drained soil

Red flowers have rotten smell

Fast growing tree

Purple, red fruit, black seeds

Seeding

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Saraca dives - Saraca Indica - VĂ ng Anh Family: Fabaceae

Saraca dives is a medium shade tree with beautiful flowers, often planted to create shade for parks, sidewalks, streets, green spots for urban works ...

In addition, it is a symbol of Buddhism, is grown in many pagodas, temples, communal houses ...

Height: 4 - 15m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m gray brown bark. Young branches are slightly purple, turning green and aging brown Double-feathered liked leaves, leaflets ovoid, young leaves often drooping, purple Bloom in clusters on tips of branches, orange color, appear from April to May Pod, flat, purple color, fruit season from July to October

Light loving or partial shade Medium water demand, not drought resistant Prefer wet, porous, loamy soil Fast growing tree Seeding or cutting

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Erythrina variegata - Saraca Indica - VĂ´ng Nem Family: Fabaceae

Erythrina variegata is a species of Erythrina native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji. Erythrina variegata is valued as an ornamental tree. In Vietnam, the leaves are used to wrap fermented meat In some Oriental countries, parts of the tree are used for making medicine.

Height: 5-10m Crown diameter: 4 - 6m The canopy is shaped like an umbrella, the branches are sparse, brittle, graywhite bark

Light-loving, cold climate prefered Medium water demand, resistant to drought

Double leaves, 3 leaflets triangular. Fall in dry season

Can grow in many type of soil, resistant to alkaline soil

Bright red, grows in clusters at the top of branches. Flower season from March to April

Fast growing in riparian and coastal areas Seeding or cutting

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BAMBOO

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Dendrocalamus barbatus/ Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro - Dendrocalamus barbatus - Tre NgĂ Family: Poaceae

Dendrocalamus barbatus is a valuable species of bamboo, grows in clumps, its stem is straight, round and hard, often used as construction materials, paper materials, fiberboard, interior decoration, household appliances ...

In landscape, it is also used as ornamental plants, taking shade along the walkways or fences in urban areas, tourism, park landscape projects ... Also, it is the type of bamboo grown in Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

Height: 10 - 20m Culm diameter: 5 - 10cm The stems are large, without thorns, the leaves are small, clustered - thin, with short curved tops. Young stems green, old turn yellow The blade is oblong to the shape of a spear, 18cm long and 1.5cm wide. Dark green, soft when young, old blue light with rust Flowers produced in big dense clusters directly on trunk or branches, flowers have no petals. Sepals open yellow, aging to orange and red

Light loving plant, prefer hot, humid climate Medium water demand, resistant to drought, not waterlogged Preference for forest soil, thick, porous, moist soil layer, soil along rivers, streams, hillsides, not flooded.

Fast growing, producing shoots in the rainy season. The life span is usually 80-100 years Cutting or layering Prone to stem borer 132

Bambusa vulgaris vittata - Painted Bamboo Culms - Tre VĂ ng Sáť?c Family: Poaceae

Bambusa vulgaris vittata is a popular species of bamboo . It is an open-clump type bamboo species, native to Indochina and southern China, but it has been widely cultivated in many other places and has become naturalized in several regions. Mostly used in landscaping, for shading, fencing parks, urban areas, eco-tourism areas, factories or parking lots .... In addition, it is planted to control erosion on steep slopes or riverbeds.

Height : 10 - 15m Culm diameter: 5 - 10 cm Often grow in clusters with many stems, so canopy width depends on planting density. The culm is round, hollow, yellow culm with green stripes Leaf blades are narrowly lanceolate, evergreen Small white flowers, rare, often 1-3 years before death. When a tree blooms, the whole bunch will bloom. Almost no seeds left

Light loving plant, or partial shade tolerance, withstand cold to - 3oC Medium demand for water, resistant to drought and flood Can grow on all types of soil, resistant to wet soil, suitable soil pH from 5-6 Fast growing, a stem will grow at maximum height in 1 year, then will grow new branches Cutting from plants of over 2 years old Prone to stem borer 133

Bambusa textilis var. Gracilis - Slender Weaver’s Bamboo - Trúc Cần Câu Family: Poaceae

A beautiful tidy upright bamboo, great for privacy screens or as feature plantings. The smooth clean culms, lush green foliage and general hardiness has earned this bamboo a spot as one the most popular bamboo species in urban landscape, often planted as ornamental or shade in gardens of villas, restaurants, resorts. A beautiful straight bamboo which forms an extremely dense clump, often planted as fences to divide spaces, block dust and noise.

Height: 6 - 8m Culm diameter: 3 - 5cm Plants grow vertically, long and smooth culm, green, turns yellow due to sun exposure

Light loving plant or partial shade, resistant to cold up to - 12 degree C

Spear shaped, 9 -17cm long, 1-2cm wide. evergreen

nutrient-rich soil, good drainage, pH from 6.5 to 7.5

White or purple, rarely seen

Medium water demand, resistant to drought, not waterlogged

Fast growing tree Cutting

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Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’ - Yellow Groove Bamboo - Trúc Chỉ Vàng Family: Poaceae

Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’ is a strong tree, adaptable to many different conditions. It is native to the cold eastern provinces of China. It is one of the most cold hardy bamboos. Apart from the odd zigzag culm, it grows rigidly upright making it a great choice for a privacy screen. One of the more commonly used ornamental bamboos, it establishes quickly and is an excellent choice for climates with cold winters. Currently, trees are often used as ornamental plants, shade, fences in villas, restaurants, parks, resorts .....

Height: 4 - 10m Culm diameter: 1,5 - 2,5 cm Has pale, golden-yellow canes to 5m or more, reddish when young, sometimes striped with green near the base, bearing lance-shaped mid-green leaves Stems are hard, good wind resistance, best adaptability among its bamboo types Spear shaped, 10-15cm long, 1-2cm wide. evergreen

Light loving plant or partial shade, not tolerate to cold below -20 degree C Medium water demand, resistant to drought and not waterlogged Prefer fertile soil, good nutrition, good drainage Fast growing, growing mainly in the spring, reaches maximum height in 5 years Cutting

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Phyllostachys nigra - Black Bamboo - Trúc Đen Family: Poaceae

Black Bamboo is an exotic evergreen hedging plant that creates a useful screen of intensely black stems that contrast beautifully with classic, green foliage. Often grown as an ornamental, for taking shade in landscapes in places such as offices, schools, parks or urban areas ...

Height: 6 - 7m Culm diameter: 1,5cm upright (erect) bamboo, spread rapidly forming loose clumps, stems (erect canes) are greenish when young but turn blackish or purplish-black in colour as they age Spear shaped, 8-12cm long, 1-1,2cm wide. evergreen Rare

Light loving tree or partial shade, can’t stand cold wind Medium water demand, resistant to drought and not waterlogged Prefers fertile, humus-rich, wet soil Fast growing, laying bamboo shoots and growing mainly from February to May Reproduction by rhizome, propagation by cuttings or separate the suckers

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Bambusa multiplex ‘Alphonse Karr’/ Bamboo Mutabilis - Alphonse Karr Bamboo - Trúc Quân Tử Family: Poaceae

Bamboo Mutabilis is often used as an ornamental plant in pots and in spaces such as cafes and restaurants. In addition, the tree is often used as a fence, creating large green areas to cover the walls, planted along the path ....

Height: 2 - 4m Culm diameter: 1 - 3cm The tree grows into bushes, the stems grow vertically, green, turns yellow due to sun exposure Spear shaped, pointed tip, sheathed, shaded green. Leaves grow around branches Inflorescence, flowering once a year, has male and female flowers, pollinated mainly by the wind

Light loving plant or partial shade Moist, not resistant drought or flood Prefer humus, sandy soil with good drainage. PH from 5,5 -7 Grow fast, sprout shoots continuously to create new plants cuttings or separate the suckers

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Phyllostachys edulis/ Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel/ Phyllostachys heterocycla - Moso bamboo - TrĂşc SĂ o Family: Poaceae

Phyllostachys heterocycla is a temperate species of giant timber bamboo native to China and Taiwan and naturalised elsewhere, including Japan where it is widely distributed south of Hokkaido. is a ornamental plant that creates a walkway, trees bring aesthetic value and feng shuifor the owners.

Trees are often planted for shade, fences along the walkways, or shielding architectural pieces in urban areas, parks, projects, tourist areas .....

Height: 7 - 10m Culm diameter: 3 -6cm Culm length: 25cm. The stem is rounded, green, vertical, slightly curved tops The leaf blade is elongated, the tip is sharp, the upper surface is smooth, the underside has fluff, the edges have sharp teeth. The average leaf blade is 12 cm long and 1.5 cm wide sprouting at branch tips, dark yellow straw colour, pale yellow anthers

Light loving or partial shade Medium water demand, resistant to drought and not waterlogged Gray-yellow ferrait soil develops on low-sloping, porous, moist, sandstone shale with the characteristics of forest soil Fast growing, shoots growing from February to May By 1-2 years old underground stem

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Golden Aglaonema

Scientific name: Aglaonema Pseudobracteatum Vietnamese name : Bạch Mã

Cape Jesmine

Snowrose

Scientific name: Gardenia jasminoides Vietnamese name : Bách Thiên Hương

Scientific name: Serissa japonica Vietnamese name : Bỏng Nẻ

Scientific name: Oxalis triangularis Vietnamese name : Bướm Đêm

Red flag bush

Nusa inda

Clove pink

False heather

Crab cactus

Bush clockvine

Crepe ginger

Pink shamrock

Scientific name: Mussaenda Erythrophylla Vietnamese name : Bướm Đỏ

Scientific name: Zygocactus truncatus Vietnamese name : Càng Cua

Scientific name: Mussaenda philippicaVietnamese name : Bướm Hồng

Scientific name: Thunbergia erecta Vietnamese name : Cát Đằng Đứng

Scientific name: Dianthus caryophyllu Vietnamese name : Cẩm Chướng

Scientific name: Costus speciosus Vietnamese name : Cát Lồi

Red butterfly wing

Scientific name: Cuphea hyssopifolia Vietnamese name : Cẩm Tú Mai

Scientific name: Oxalis debilis Vietnamese name : Chua Me Đất

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Golden torch

Parakeet heliconia

Macaw flower

Silver pampasgrass

Half hard

European michaelmas daisy

Anjenjo

Cherry pie

Globe amaranth

Marigold

Phaeomeria magnifica

Japanese sunflower

Scientific name: Heliconia psittacorum Vietnamese name : Chuối Mỏ Két

Scientific name: Cosmos bipinnatus Vietnamese name: Cúc Cánh Bướm

Scientific name: Gomphrena globosa Vietnamese name: Các Pha Lê

Scientific name: Heliconia psittacorum Vietnamese name : Chuỗi Ngọc

Scientific name: Aster amellus Vietnamese name : Cúc Cánh Muối

Scientific name: Tagetes erecta Vietnamese name: Cúc Vạn Thọ

Scientific name: Heliconia caribaea Vietnamese name : Chuối Pháo

Scientific name: Crossostephium chinense Vietnamese name : Cúc Mốc

Scientific name: Etlingera elatior Vietnamese name: Đa Lộc

Scientific name: Cortaderia Selloana Vietnamese name: Cỏ Lau

Scientific name: Lantana camara Vietnamese name : Cúc Ngũ Sắc

Scientific name: Tithonia diversifolia Vietnamese name: Dã Quỳ

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Garden Petunia

Dragon tree

Lemon Lime

Ficus microcarpa

Cape Jesmin

Alpine strawberry

Bunga sepatu

Joba Flower

Screw pine

Yellow flag

Rosy periwinkle

African arrowroot

Scientific name: Petunia hybrida Vietnamese name: Dạ Yến Thảo

Scientific name: Gardenia jasminoides Vietnamese name: Dành Dành

Scientific name: Pandanus veitchii Vietnamese name: Dứa Thái Vàng

Scientific name: Dracaena arborea Vietnamese name: Đại Lộc (Huyết Giác)

Scientific name: Fragaria vesca Vietnamese name: Dâu Tây

Scientific name: Iris Vietnamese name: Diên Vỹ

Scientific name: Dracaena deremensis Vietnamese name: Đại Tứ Lan

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L Vietnamese name: Dâm Bụt

Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus Vietnamese name: Dừa Cạn

Scientific name: Ficus microcarpa Vietnamese name: Da Nhật

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis cultivar Vietnamese name: Dâm Bụt Thái

Scientific name: Canna edulis Vietnamese name: Dong Riềng

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Royal azalea

Chinese croton

Gerber daisy

Peacock plant

Siamese ginger

Fragrant aralia

Booganbel

Chicago sunrise

Wild Calla

Pink trumpet vine

Queen of the night

Chinese fringe flower

Scientific name: Rhododendron Vietnamese name: Đỗ Quyên

Scientific name: Alpinia galanga Vietnamese name: Giềng

Scientific name: Alpinia galanga Vietnamese name: Giềng

Scientific name: Excoecaria cochinchinensis Vietnamese name: Đơn Mặt Trời

Scientific name: Heteropanax Fragrans Vietnamese name: Hạnh Phúc

Scientific name: Podranea ricasoliana Vietnamese name: Hoàng Phúc Thiên Lý

Scientific name: Gerbera jamesonii Vietnamese name: Đồng Tiền

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis Vietnamese name: Hoa Giấy

Scientific name: Epiphyllum oxypetalum Vietnamese name: Hoa Quỳnh

Scientific name: Calathea lancifolia Vietnamese name: Đuôi Phụng

Scientific name: Hemerocallis citrina Vietnamese name: Hoa Hiên

Scientific name: Loropetalum chinense Vietnamese name: Hồng Kế

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Red lip

Arenda

Tailflower

Blood lily

Rosemary

Cabbage tree

Rainbow tree

Blood lily

Buttercup flower

Yellow bells

Nobilis palm

Calliandra surinamensis

Scientific name: Syzygium oleina Vietnamese name: Hồng Lộc

Scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis Vietnamese name: Hương Thảo

Scientific name: Allamanda cathartica Vietnamese name: Huỳnh Anh Lá Lớn

Scientific name: Jatropha pandurifolia Vietnamese name: Hồng Mai

Scientific name: Cordyline terminalis Vietnamese name: Huyết Dụ

Scientific name: Tecoma stans Vietnamese name: Huỳnh Liên

Scientific name: Anthurium andreanum Vietnamese name: Hồng Môn

Scientific name: Dracaena colorama Vietnamese name: Huyết Dụ Lá Kiếm

Scientific name: Bismarckia nobilis Vietnamese name: Kè Bạc

Scientific name: Scadoxus multiflorus Vietnamese name: Hồng Tú Cầu

Scientific name: Scadoxus multiflorus Vietnamese name: Hồng Tú Cầu

Scientific name: Calliandra surinamensis Vietnamese name: Kiều Hùng

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Dwarf poinciana

Screw pine

Ponytail palm

Bichetii grass

Eastern cape bush lily

Pomegranate

Pomegranate

Schwabe

Carnival ochna

Calico plan

Tailflower

Dracaena reflexa

Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima Swart Vietnamese name: Kim Phượng

Scientific name: Cliva nobilis Lindl Vietnamese name: Lan Quân Tử

Scientific name: Ochna serrulata Vietnamese name: Mai Tứ Quý

Scientific name: Pandanus amaryllifolius Vietnamese name: Lá Dứa

Scientific name: Puni-cagranatum Vietnamese name: Lựu Cảnh

Scientific name: Alternanthera dentata Vietnamese name: Mắt Nai Tím

Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata Vietnamese name: Lan Bình Rượu

Scientific name: Punica grantatum Vietnamese name: Lựu Hạnh

Scientific name: Agave Americana Vietnamese name: Thùa

Scientific name: Chlorophytum bichetii Vietnamese name: Lan Chi

Scientific name: Wrighta antidysenterica Vietnamese name: Mai Chỉ Thiên

Scientific name: : Dracaena reflexa Vietnamese name: Trúc Bách Hợp

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Baby rubber plant

Dwaft elephant ear origin

Sweet olive

Heart of Jesus

Elephant ear

Dumb cane

Elephant ear

Melastoma candidum

Common Purslane

Rose moss

Goat’s foot creeper

Poison bulb

Scientific name: Peperomia obstusifolia Vietnamese name: Trường Sinh Lá Tròn

Scientific name: Alocasia amazonica Vietnamese name: Môn Quan Âm

Scientific name: Portulaca Oleracea Vietnamese name: Mười Giờ

Scientific name: Alocasia odora Vietnamese name: Khoai Môn

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta Vietnamese name: Môn Trường Sinh

Scientific name: Portulaca grandiflora Vietnamese name: Mười Giờ Úc

Scientific name: Osmanthus fragrans.

Vietnamese name: Mộc Hương

Scientific name: Aglaonema marantifolium Vietnamese name: Môn Xanh

Scientific name: Ipomoea pes-caprae Vietnamese name: Muống Biển

Scientific name: Caladium bicolor Vietnamese name: Môn Đốm

Scientific name: Melastoma candidum Vietnamese name: Mua

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum Vietnamese name: Náng

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Mock lime

Ceylon-jessamine

Leopard lily

Oyster plant

The Ivy tree

Lime berry

Downy jasmine

Largeflower brunfelsia

Maid of orleans

Staghorn ferns

Dracaena fragrans

Beach sheoak

Scientific name: Aglaia duperreana Vietnamese name: Ngâu

Scientific name: Schefflera heptaphylla Vietnamese name: Ngũ Gia Bì

Scientific name: : Jasminum sambac Vietnamese name: Nhài Ta

Scientific name: Tabernaemontana divaricata L Vietnamese name: Ngọc Bút

Scientific name: Murraya paniculata Vietnamese name: Nguyệt Quế

Scientific name: Platycerium grande Vietnamese name: Ổ Rồng

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia picta Vietnamese name: Ngọc Ngân

Scientific name: Jasminum-pubescens-Willd Vietnamese name: Nhài Leo

Scientific name: Dracaena fragrans Vietnamese name: Phát Tài

Scientific name: Tradescantia spathacea Vietnamese name: Ngọc Trai

Scientific name: Brunfeldsia hopeana Benth Vietnamese name: Nhài Nhật

Scientific name: Casuarina equisetifolia Vietnamese name: Phi Lao

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Indian pennywort

Giant taro

Red ginger

Red stripe

Shrimpplant

Solidago chinensis osbeck

Downy myrtle

Leafflower

Life plant

Jacob’s coat

Red hot cat tail

Liefdesbloem

Scientific name: Centella asiatica Vietnamese name: Rau Má

Scientific name: Justicia Brandegeeana Vietnamese name: Rồng Nhả Ngọc Đỏ

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata Vietnamese name: Sống Đời

Scientific name: Alocasia macrorrhiza Vietnamese name: Ráy

Scientific name: Wedelia chinensis Vietnamese name: Sài Đất

Scientific name: Acalypha wilkesiana Vietnamese name: Tai Tượng Đỏ

Scientific name: Alpinia purpurata Vietnamese name: Riềng Tía

Scientific name: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Vietnamese name: Sim Tím

Scientific name: Acalypha hispida Vietnamese name: Tai Tượng Đuôi Chồn

Scientific name: Canna indica Vietnamese name: Rong Giềng Đỏ

Scientific name: Phyllanthus cochinchinensis Vietnamese name: Sơn Liễu

Scientific name: Agapanthus Vietnamese name: Thanh Anh

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Plumbago

Night-scented stock

Orange strelitzia

Forest dracaena

Bedding begonia

Zigzag plant

Tail Flower

Tổ Chim

Pink rain lily potted

Cypress vine

White rain lily potted

Arborvitae

Scientific name: Plumbago auriculata Vietnamese name: Thanh Xà

Scientific name: Begoniaceae Vietnamese name: Thu Hải Đường

Scientific name: Zephyranthes carinata Vietnamese name: Tóc Tiên Hồng

Scientific name: Mathiola incana Vietnamese name: Thảo Quế Hương

Scientific name: Euphorbia tithymaloides Vietnamese name: Thuốc Dấu

Scientific name: Ipomoea quamoclit Vietnamese name: Tóc Tiên Leo

Scientific name: Strelitzia reginae Vietnamese name: Thiên Điểu

Scientific name: Anthurium andreanum Vietnamese name: Tiểu Hồng Môn

Scientific name: Zephyranthes carinata Vietnamese name: Tóc Tiên Trắng

Scientific name: Dracaena fragrans Vietnamese name: Thiết Mộc Lan

Scientific name: Asplenium antiquu Vietnamese name: Bird’s-nest fern

Scientific name: Platycladus orientalis Vietnamese name: Trắc Bách Diệp

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Poinsettia

Ceriman

Dragontree francais

Oleander

Lady palm

Wilhelm sinning

Baby rose

Purple sage

Lebanon cedar

Include arum lily

Dumb cane

Red salvia

Scientific name: Euphorbia pulcherrima Vietnamese name: Trạng Nguyên

Scientific name: : Rhapis excelsa Vietnamese name: Trúc Mây

Scientific name: Cedrus libani Vietnamese name: Tuyết Tùng

Scientific name: Monstera deliciosa Vietnamese name: Trầu Bà Lá Xẻ Leo

Scientific name: Sinningia speciosa Vietnamese name: Tử La Lan

Scientific name: Zantedeschia aethiopica Vietnamese name: Vân Môn

Scientific name: Dracaena reflexa Vietnamese name: Trúc Bách Hợp (Kì Sơn)

Scientific name: Rosa multiflora Vietnamese name: Tưởng Vy

Scientific name: Dieffenbachia camille Vietnamese name: Vạn Niên Thanh Trắng

Scientific name: Nerium oleander Vietnamese name: Trúc Đào

Scientific name: Leucophyllum frutescens Vietnamese name: Tuyết Sơn Phi Hồng

Scientific name: Salvia splendens Vietnamese name: Xác Pháo

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Black-eyed Susan

Pink trumpet vine

Booganbel

Flowering time

Climbing rose

White honeysuckle

Garlic vine flower

Shower of gold climber

Queen’s-wreath

Bleeding glory bower

Needlepoint ivy

Brazilian nightshade

Scientific name: Thunbergia Alata Vietnamese name: Ánh Dương

Scientific name: Rose.spp Vietnamese name: Hồng Leo

Scientific name: Petrea volubilis Vietnamese name: Mai Xanh

Scientific name: Podranea ricasoliana Vietnamese name: Đăng Tiêu Hồng

Scientific name: Lonicera japonica Vietnamese name: Kim Ngân Hoa

Scientific name: Clerodendron thomsonae Vietnamese name: Ngọc Nữ

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis Vietnamese name: Hoa Giấy

Scientific name: Pachyptera hymenaea Vietnamese name: Lan Tỏi

Scientific name: : Hedera helix Vietnamese name: Thường Xuân

Scientific name: Mandevilla sanderi Vietnamese name: Hồng Anh

Scientific name: Tristellateia australasiae Vietnamese name: Mai Hoàng Yến

Scientific name: Solanum seaforthianum Vietnamese name: Tiêu Nương

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Coral vine

Scientific name: Antigonon leptopus Vietnamese name: Tigon

Money plant

Scientific name: Epipremnum aureum Vietnamese name: Vạn Niên Thanh Leo

Dragontree francais

Scientific name: : Cissus verticillata Vietnamese name: Liêm Hồ Đằng

Nong nooch vine

Scientific name: Petraeovitex wolfei Vietnamese name: Lan Hoàng Dương

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Japanese water iris

Narrow swordfern

Powdery thalia

Poison Bulb

Asiatic pennywort

Dwarf Elephant

Victoria lily

Pink water-lily

Blue lotus

Radicans sword

Water snowflake

Water poppy

Scientific name: : Iris ensata Vietnamese name: Diên Vỹ

Scientific name: Centella asiatica Vietnamese name: Rau Má

Scientific name: Nymphaea caerulea Vietnamese name: Súng Xanh Ấn Độ

Scientific name: Nephrolepis cordifolia Vietnamese name: Dương Xỉ

Scientific name: Alocasia odora Vietnamese name: Ráy Cảnh

Scientific name: Echinodorus cordifolius Vietnamese name: Thiên Nga

Scientific name: Thalia geniculata Vietnamese name: Hồng Hạc

Scientific name: Victoria amazonica Vietnamese name: Sen Vua

Scientific name: Nymphoides Indica Vietnamese name: Thủy Nữ

Scientific name: Crinum asiaticum Vietnamese name: Náng

Scientific name: Nymphaea rubra Vietnamese name: Súng Ấn Độ

Scientific name: Hydrocleys nymphoides Vietnamese name: Thủy Huỳnh

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Black-eyed Susan

Railway creeper

Blanket grass

Pinto peanut

Wild sugarcane

Manila grass

Japanese lawn grass

Vetiver grass

Curtain creeper

Princess vine

Algerian ivy

Creeping fig

Scientific name: Thunbergia Alata Vietnamese name: Ánh Dương

Scientific name: Saccharum spontaneum Vietnamese name: Cỏ Lau

Scientific name: Vernonia elliptica Vietnamese name: Cúc Tần Ấn Độ

Scientific name: Ipomoea cairica Vietnamese name: Bìm Bìm

Scientific name: Zoysia Tenuifolia Vietnamese name: Cỏ Lông Heo

Scientific name: Cissus verticillata Vietnamese name: Liêm Hồ Đằng

Scientific name: Axonopus Compressus Vietnamese name: Cỏ Lá Gừng

Scientific name: Zoysia japonoca Vietnamese name: Cỏ Nhung Nhật

Scientific name: Hedera helix Vietnamese name: Thường Xuân

Scientific name: Arachis pintoi Vietnamese name: Cỏ Lạc

Scientific name: Vetiveria zizanioides Vietnamese name: Cỏ Vetiver

Scientific name: Picus pumila Linn Vietnamese name: Vảy Ốc

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Snowrose

Golden dewdrop

Chinese rose

Bougainvillea

Climbing rose

Masquerade tree

Kelat paya

Bush allamanda

Mock Lime

Bee bush

Bamboo

Chinese juniper

Scientific name: Serissa japonica Vietnamese name: Bỏng Nẻ

Scientific name: Rose.spp Vietnamese name: Hồng Leo

Scientific name: Aglaia duperreana Vietnamese name: Ngâu

Scientific name: Duranta repens Vietnamese name: Chuỗi Ngọc

Scientific name: Polyalthia longifolia Vietnamese name: Hoàng Nam

Scientific name: Antigonon leptopus Vietnamese name: Tigon

Scientific name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Vietnamese name: Dâm Bụt

Scientific name: Syzygium campanulatum Vietnamese name: Hồng Lộc

Scientific name: Sasa japonica Vietnamese name: Trúc Tăm

Scientific name: Bougainvillea glabra Vietnamese name: Hoa Giấy

Scientific name: Allamanda cathartica Vietnamese name: Huỳnh Anh

Scientific name: Sabina chinensis Vietnamese name: Tùng Tháp

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Clove pink

Million gold

Garden Petunia

Red azalea

Barberton daisy

Rosy periwinkle

Booganbel

Climbing rose

Garden purslane

Fish geranium

Life Plant

Imperial red

Scientific name: Dianthus caryophyllus Vietnamese name: Cẩm Chướng

Scientific name: Gerbera jamesonii Vietnamese name: Đồng Tiền

Scientific name: Portulaca Oleracea Vietnamese name: Mười Giờ

Scientific name: Melampodium paludosum Vietnamese name: Cúc Mặt Trời

Scientific name: Catharanthus roseus Vietnamese name: Dừa Cạn

Scientific name: Pelargonium hortorum Vietnamese name: Phong Lữ Thảo

Scientific name: Petunia hybrida Vietnamese name: Dạ Yến Thảo

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis Vietnamese name: Hoa Giấy

Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata Vietnamese name: Sống Đời

Scientific name: Rhododendron simsii Vietnamese name: Đỗ Quyên

Scientific name: Rose.spp Vietnamese name: Hồng Leo

Scientific name: Philodendron erubescens Vietnamese name: Trầu Bà Đế Vương

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Water hyacinth

Leaf pondweed

Bullrush

Vetiver grass

Horsetails

Parasitic maiden fern

Chinese dragon’s blood

Spider plant

Peace Lily

Mother in laws Tongue

Radicans sword

Ditch reed

Scientific name: Eichhornia crassipes Vietnamese name: Bèo Tây

Scientific name: Equisetum arvense Vietnamese name: Cỏ Đuôi Ngựa

Scientific name: Spathiphyllum wallisii Vietnamese name: Lan Ý

Scientific name: Monochoria hastata Vietnamese name: Cây Rau Mác

Scientific name: Cyclosorus parasiticus Vietnamese name: Dương xỉ

Scientific name: Sansevieria trifasciata Vietnamese name: Lưỡi Hổ

Scientific name: Typha orientalis Vietnamese name: Cỏ Nến

Scientific name: Pleomele cochinchinensis Vietnamese name: Huyết Giác

Scientific name: Echinodorus cordifolius Vietnamese name: Lưỡi Mác

Scientific name: Vetiveria zizanioides Vietnamese name: Cỏ Vetiver

Scientific name: Chlorophytum comosum Vietnamese name: Lan Bạch Chỉ

Scientific name: Phragmites communis Vietnamese name: Sậy

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Bedding begonia

Scientific name: Begoniaceae Vietnamese name: Thu Hải Đường

Needlepoint ivy

Scientific name: Hedera helix Vietnamese name: Thường Xuân

Flat sedge

Scientific name: Cyperus involucratus Vietnamese name: Thủy Trúc

Silver vine

Scientific name: Epipremnum aureum Vietnamese name: Trầu Bà

Lady palm

Scientific name: Rhapis excelsa Vietnamese name: Trúc Mây

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Field mint

Shiny bush

Ming aralia

Ginger

Holy basil

Rosemary

Vietnamese mint

Wild betel

Basket plant

Ribwort plantain

Bitter melon

Mugwort

Scientific name: Mentha arvensis Vietnamese name: Bạc Hà

Scientific name: Ocimum sanctum Vietnamese name: Hương Nhu

Scientific name: Callisia fragrans Vietnamese name: Lược Vàng

Scientific name: Peperomia pellucida Vietnamese name: Càng Cua

Scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis Vietnamese name: Hương Thảo

Scientific name: Plantago Vietnamese name: Mã Đề

Scientific name: Polyscias fruticosa Vietnamese name: Đinh Lăng

Scientific name: Elsholtzia ciliata Vietnamese name: Kinh Giới

Scientific name: Momordica charantia Vietnamese name: Mướp Đắng

Scientific name: Zingiber officinale Vietnamese name: Gừng

Scientific name: Piper lolot Vietnamese name: Lá Lốt

Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris Vietnamese name: Ngải Cứu

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Turmeric

Aloe

Bhringraj

Coinwort

Knotweed

Lemon Grass

Chinese Wedelia

Red hogweed

Wild sesame

Sudarshan

Lanceleaf blumea

Scientific name: Curcuma longa Vietnamese name: Nghệ

Scientific name: Persicaria odorata Vietnamese name: Rau răm

Scientific name: Perilla frutescens Vietnamese name: Tía Tô

Scientific name: Aloe barbadensis Vietnamese name: Nha Đam

Scientific name: Cymbopogon citratus Vietnamese name: Sả

Scientific name: Crinum latifolium Vietnamese name: Trinh Nữ Hoàng Cung

Scientific name: Eclipta prostrata Vietnamese name: Nhọ Nồi

Scientific name: Wedelia chinensis Vietnamese name: Sài Đất

Scientific name: Centella asiatica Vietnamese name: Rau Má

Scientific name: Boerhavia diffusa Vietnamese name: Sâm Đất

Scientific name: Blumea lanceolaria Vietnamese name: Xương Sông

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Grapefruit

Banayan tree

Pagoda tree

Peach tree

White mulberry

Sacred fig tree

Siamese rough bush

Bougainvillea

Coromandel goose berry

Itchytree

Antingputri

Mickey Mouse plant

Scientific name: Citrus maxima Vietnamese name: Rau răm

Scientific name: Morus alba Vietnamese name: Dâu tằm

Scientific name: Averrhoa carambola Vietnamese name: Khế

Scientific name: Ficus bengalensis Vietnamese name: Đa

Scientific name: Ficus religiosa Vietnamese name: Đề

Scientific name: Barringtonia acutangula Vietnamese name: Lộc Vừng

Scientific name: Plumeria rubra Vietnamese name: Đại

Scientific name: Streblus asper Vietnamese name: Duối

Scientific name: Wrightia religiosa Vietnamese name: Mai Chiếu Thủy

Scientific name: Prunus persica Vietnamese name: Đào

Scientific name: Bougainvillea spectabilis Vietnamese name: Hoa Giấy

Scientific name: Ochna integerrima Vietnamese name: Mai Vàng

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Burning love

Tamarind

Golden orange

Weeping fig

Curtain fig

Desert rose

Cluster fig

Sumatran pine

Chinese swamp cypress

Buddhist pine

Scientific name: Ixora coccinea Vietnamese name: Mẫu Đơn

Scientific name: Ficus microcarpa Vietnamese name: Si

Scientific name: Glyptostrobus pensilis Vietnamese name: Tùng Cối

Scientific name: Tamarindus indica Vietnamese name: Me

Scientific name: Adenium obesum Vietnamese name: Sứ

Scientific name: Citrus japonica Vietnamese name: Quất

Scientific name: Ficus racemosa Vietnamese name: Sung

Scientific name: Ficus benjamina Vietnamese name: Sanh

Scientific name: Pinus latteri Vietnamese name: Thông

Scientific name: Podocarpus macrophyllus Vietnamese name: Tùng La Hán

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