Mempats Tree 越南黃牛木, 俗称新加坡樱花 (2021 0329 & 0401)
The flowers of Vietnamese Mempats are petite, only 1.3 to 2.5 cm wide after blooming, and they are pink. The trunk is gray and scaly. It can be as high as 45 meters in foreign countries and 10 meters in local areas. When the late Premier Lee Kuan Yew presided over the launching ceremony of the National Tree Planting Movement in 1963, he planted this flower tree at Farrer Circus used to be at the junction of Farrer Rd and Holland Rd. There’s still a lovely grove of Mempats (黄牛木) there.
Location:
Pasir Ris Park @Carpark D (Aft Pasir Ris Way Stop ID: 77119) & Pasir Ris Pk Stop ID: 77129
Getting There: MRT Pasir Ris/Bus Interchange board bus 401 and alight at Ris Way Stop ID: 77119 & Pasir Ris Pk Stop ID: 77129
Junction of Joo Chiat Road & Cyclon Lane (Kuan Im Kuan Ti Kong Temple)
Getting There: MRT Dakota (CC8) Exit A/Dakota Stn Exit A/Blk 99 Stop ID: 81181 Board Bus 16/16M/33 and alight at Aft Duku Rd Stop ID: 92179 for Bus 16 and Aft Koon Seng Rd Stop ID: 82141 for Bus 33
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