The colorful Sea Almond Tree is among the most common trees in our region, growing wild, it branches with colored leaves as well as cultivated as a popular wayside tree.
The tree has a characteristic pagoda shape because it sends out a single stem from the top centre. When the single stem reaches a good height, it sends out several horizontal branches. This fast-growing tree grows on sandy shores.
The leaves form a rosette and are found only at the end of a branch. During the dry season, the leaves turn into autumn colors of red, copper, gold. The tree usually sheds all its leaves twice a year in January-February and July-August. The tree first drops its leaves when it reaches 3-4 years old.
