i was told last year this is a flowering oak tree. the flowers last about a week, but who knows with the wet weather we had. the picture i have last year was from Jan 4th so we are three weeks delayed.

That would make sense; the English translation of Roble is Oak.

from rj last year "i believe they are called Roble in Spanish pronounced Ro-blay. The wild ones flower earlier than the domestic ones planted in various boulevards around comer and the salinas."

Ah yes, we did do this last year. If locals call it roble then I believe the tree is the roble morada aka roble rosado aka roble de sabana aka Tabebuia rosea. I posted a photo of one last year in Ixtapa.

Since no one else is trying on your ID question, Angela, I'll tell you what I was told

I was told they are Bocote Trees. Others may know something else.

Bocote trees (Cordia alliodora) have white blooms, and here they tend to bloom right around Día de Muertos or towards the end of the year, though I have seen individual trees bloom at other times of the year.

I wonder if the red blooming trees are cotton trees (Bombax ceiba)?

I was told they are Bocote Trees. Others may know something else.

great photo. love the colors in the hills.

thanks for sharing!!

its taken me three years to figure out how to post, i guess in three years ill get to correct sizing.

The size is fine! Great photo! Thank you VERY much for posting it!