Urbantrees of the World

January 13, 2018 2 Comments by urbantreelover Frangipani

4 Frangipanis

Specie: Frangipani (plumeria rubra) 雞蛋花 Old and Valuable tree: LCSD SSP/3-6 Location: Shum Shui Po Park Frangipanis are relatively common […]

November 10, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover International

Purple Sydney

Specie: Jacaranda (jacaranda mimosifolia) Location: Sydney, Australia It’s pretty amazing that a single specie of tree can define a city […]

October 29, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

Leaning tower

Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) OVT Registrar: ARCHSD CW/10 Location: Conduit Road, opposite Skyline Mansion (No. 51) Everybody knows the […]

October 15, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover parks and gardens

Silk Floss pink

Specie: Floss Silk Tree (ceiba/chorisia speciosa) Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens I accidentally came across this spectacular tree […]

June 26, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Alexandra Palm

The best secret garden in HK for a forest bath

Species: Cinnamon Camphor Tree (cinnamomum camphora), Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), Small Fishtail Palms (caryota mitis), Chinese Fan Palms (livistona chinensis), […]

5 days ago Leave a Comment by urbantreelover parks and gardens

Sacred

Specie: Sacred Fig/Peepul Tree (ficus religiosa) Location: Roof terrace, IFC Mall The Sacred Fig, known locally as the Peepul Tree, […]

1 week ago Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Queen Crape Myrtle

Red Queen

Specie: Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa 大花紫薇) Location: May Road I have already written many times about the wondrous Queen […]

3 weeks ago 5 Comments by urbantreelover Cotton trees

Red Cotton

Specie: Cotton Tree (bombax ceiba) Location: Green Lane, Happy Valley; various One of my favourite tree species in Hong Kong […]

1 month ago 1 Comment by urbantreelover Cerbera/Sea Mango

Mistaken Identities

Specie: Mango Tree, Tall Bottle Brush Tree, Flame Tree, Rose Apple Tree Location: various – see info inq post for […]

1 month ago 1 Comment by urbantreelover Rosy Trumpet Tree (tabebuia rosea)

Rosy Trumpets

Specie: Rosy Trumpet Tree (tabebuia rosea) Location: Wong Ngai Chung Road and Link Road, Happy Valley; Perkins Road, Jardin’s Lookout […]

1 month ago 1 Comment by urbantreelover urbantrees

Gold Trumpets

Specie: Golden Trumpet (tabebuia chrysantha 黃花風鈴木) Location: Central Harbour Front Promenade, Kowloon Park, Bowen Road Park, Wanchai Gap Park, Victoria […]