Rare trees are blooming with beautiful flowers at a national park on northern Thailand’s border with Laos.
The Doi Phukha National Park in Nan province is currently a sight to behold as the rare Chompoo Phu Kha trees have burst into bloom. The trees display white-pink flowers that grow in long bunches once a year from the end of February to March.
The phenomenon can be seen by visitors along Highway 1256 from Pua to Bo Kluea district, about four kilometres from the national park.
The Chompoo Phu Kha tree, or Bretschneidera Sinensis, is threatened by habitat loss. The Chompoo Phu Kha tree population in Doi Phukha park is Thailand’s only known population of the species. The species is also found in Taiwan, eastern China, and northern Vietnam.
The trees can grow up to 20 metres tall. Bretschneidera Sinensis is used in…
