Well, it is true paradise climate-wise before..but not these days...the effect of climate change there is extreme now..much more intense heat in summer, even the locals are complaining already about how hot it is, and our rains, when they do come, stronger too..and flash flooding is now a norm there. We used to just have typhoons, now they are facing super typhoons...ah just no perfect world.
That is my feeling too with the city trees here, lots of upkeep for me, with their falling catkins in Spring and foliage in fall..but their canopy protection helps my plants and our house to be cool during summer.
Btw, how about bougainvillea, it is a tropical that thrives in low rainfall and heat. I also have a citrus tree called Calamondin tree, which I grow in a container. It enjoys immensely the heat, as long as it gets good watering, has white blooms that smells so jasmine-like and later on bears tart little fruits you can harvest and use for marinades and juice it as a thirst quencher during the very hot days..love it with honey, my favorite flu remedy
