Sweet Gums of Yangmingshan
Specie: Sweet Gum Location: Yangmingshan Park, Taipei Yangmingshan is a mountain just north of Taipei in Taiwan. While there are […]
Spider blooms
Literally days after I posted about the emergence of young leaves from the Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) in Spring, I […]
Spider Tree
The Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) is more commonly admired for it luscious blooms during the summer, but the deciduous specie […]
Chinaberry
Adorned with flirty white and purple flowers, the Chinaberry Tree (melia azedarach) is out in force around Hong Kong. This […]
White Mulberry
Can across this beautiful White Mulberry (morus alba) tree on one of the outlying islands of Hong Kong. The specie […]
Madagascar
One of the most popular decorative tree species in Hong Kong is the Madagascar Almond (terminalia mantaly), here lining the […]
Orange skyward
More fall foliage in Hong Kong with the bright orange leaves of the Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa). This particular […]
Update: 2-faced Banyan in peril
2 views of the same Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), on Caine Road and Hospital Road. Recent reports said this particular […]
Fall cotton
Often overlooked fall foliage from one of Hong Kong’s most iconic species, the Cotton tree (bombax ceiba). While the species […]
Queen of Spring
It’s that time of year again when the glorious Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa) blooms across Hong Kong. Its really […]
Horse Chestnuts in bloom
Having visited parks and gardens (and streets) in Europe in the past, I have had many encounters with the Horse […]
Beech at Keukenhof
Beyond, and above, the impressive collections of tulips inside the Keukenhof gardens outside Amsterdam were splendid trees, such as this […]
Tulips: Vincent Van Gogh
This Tulip is actually named after the famous Dutch artist. There wasn’t any explanation as to why this particular variant […]
Photo of the day: Elms of Amsterdam
My few precious days in Amsterdam was spent walking the canals and looking at trees. At first, I wasn’t really […]
Photo of the day: Caucasian Wingnut@Rijksmusuem
Came across this impressive Caucasian Wingnut (pterocarya fraxinifolia) in the garden of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. I really don’t know […]
Photo of the day: Red Stem Fig
A common fig genus in Hong Kong, the Red Stem Fig (ficus variegata) is perhaps not as striking or impressive […]
Photo of the day: Yellow Cow Wood
These tiny red flowers come from a native Hong Kong tree called Yellow Cow Wood (cratoxylum cochinchinense), which is in […]
