Five representative trees in Xiamen

The five representative trees in Xiamen are Jacaranda, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Phoenix, Mango and Flame. Among them, Indus is a city tree in Xiamen, also known as "Zelkova" and "Fire Tree", belonging to deciduous trees in Leguminosae, which can be as high as 20 meters after maturity. Indus originated in Africa and is also cultivated in southern China. It is a beautiful garden tree and street tree. In summer, the phoenix tree is in full bloom in the shade of the city, and the red flower clusters symbolize the scene of the construction of the special zone in full swing, reflecting the style and features of Xiamen, the personality of Xiamen people and the take-off scene of Xiamen Special Economic Zone.

Jacaranda: Deciduous tree of Jacaranda in Osmundaceae, with a height of15m; Brazil, native to South America, has been introduced and cultivated in China, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian and southern Yunnan. Jacaranda is a flowering tree species. Jacaranda jacaranda can be planted alone in the park, as a street tree, or as a characteristic tree species in the courtyard.

Firewood: a tree of Flammulina of Osmundaceae; Native to Africa, widely cultivated in India, Sri Lanka and China; Flame tree is a precious tropical woody flower and an excellent landscape ornamental tree species.

Mango tree: also known as "Guo Meng", "Chef Hippo" and "Anluoguo", the crown is slightly oval or spherical, the trunk is straight, the bark is gray or brown, the branches are not easy to break, and the branchlets are straight.