The season of changing leaves

The flowers change to pure white along the road through Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu forest.

In early March, we traveled along Provincial Road 44 (Tam An Commune, Long Dat District) and through the forest of Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve (Xuyen Moc District) to admire the beauty of the Cam Lien tree.

When the sun is full, the purple trumpet vine trees also enter the season of changing leaves. From the flycam's angle, the pure white color, sparkling in the sun, stretches across the mountain slopes and forest edges.

Ms. Le Thi Nga, President of the Provincial Ornamental Plants Association, said that the Shorea siamensis tree has the scientific name Shorea siamensis. This is a species of the Dipterocarpaceae family. The Shorea siamensis tree is also known as green ca cac, rang tree. The Shorea siamensis is a woody tree that is usually 10-30m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 80cm. The leaves of the Shorea siamensis tree are oval, wide and elongated, with heart-shaped petioles, 11-22cm long. The Shorea siamensis tree mainly grows in sparse forests and dipterocarp forests. The drought-resistant tree is distributed on shallow, dry, bony sand and many prominent rocks. The Shorea siamensis wood is classified in group I in the table of 8 wood groups in Vietnam. The heartwood is red-brown, the sapwood is light red. The wood is widely used in construction with its durable and sturdy characteristics.

The leaves of the Cam Lien tree change to pure white in Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu forest.

According to Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve (Xuyen Moc district), the remaining forest area is quite large (about 22,000 hectares), accounting for 2/3 of the district's area, belonging to tropical forests at the head of the Ray River forest and along the coast. The forest has 200 species of plants belonging to 60 families, including many types of precious wood, including Cam Lien. Periodically, from late February to mid-March is the season for Cam Lien to change leaves, creating a colorful picture for the mountain slopes and forests, creating a unique "coat" for the Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu mountains and forests.