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The last set of photos of the two sala trees at Wat Keopa in Vientiane.

Here are additional photos of the two sala trees at Wat Keopa. The left tree has little or no leaf left. The right tree is still full of leaves.

I went to Wat Keopa yesterday morning to check out the two sala trees that we have known about from aunt Kian. Here are the first set of photos for you to see. The left tree didn’t have much leaves unlike the second one.

On July 5, 2008, Aunt Kian went back to Wat Keopa Xayaram to take additional photos of the sala trees. There weren’t much flowers and mostly small fruits on both trees. When she found one big fruit high above the branches, aunt Kian stood on the bench and table to get a better picture for [...]

Here are some short clips of the sala tree at Wat Keopa Xayaram in Vientiane, Laos.

Two sal trees or sala trees have been planted side by side at Wat Keopa Xayaram, Vientiane, Laos. Since Salat posted about sala flower, I asked my relatives in Vientiane if they have seen the flower in Laos. Only one of my aunts has seen such a tree at the height of the blooming season. [...]

There are many unique and interesting looking flowers out there in the world. But this one has to be one of my favorite. Not to be mistaken with the sala of a Wat or anything else. The Sala flower is related to the Brazilian nut family tree. I’m not sure if [...]