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Fake Eagle’s Claw – Desmos Chinensis
Jun 5, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Desmos Chinensis

Fake Eagle’s Claw – Desmos Chinensis

Love these seemingly ghostly paws hanging off the branches of the Desmos Chinensis, which has no common English name but […]

Fig babies
May 2, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover hong kong tree database

Fig babies

A couple of Red-stemmed Fig (ficus variegata) trees bearing a hoard of fruit. Quite a common specie in Hong Kong […]

Spider blooms
Apr 8, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover flowers

Spider blooms

Literally days after I posted about the emergence of young leaves from the Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) in Spring, I […]

Spider Tree
Mar 27, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover hong kong tree database

Spider Tree

The Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) is more commonly admired for it luscious blooms during the summer, but the deciduous specie […]

Chinaberry
Mar 27, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinaberry (melia azedarach *

Chinaberry

Adorned with flirty white and purple flowers, the Chinaberry Tree (melia azedarach) is out in force around Hong Kong. This […]

White Mulberry
Mar 25, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover hong kong tree database

White Mulberry

Can across this beautiful White Mulberry (morus alba) tree on one of the outlying islands of Hong Kong. The specie […]

Madagascar
Jan 23, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Madagascar Almond

Madagascar

One of the most popular decorative tree species in Hong Kong is the Madagascar Almond (terminalia mantaly), here lining the […]

Orange skyward
Jan 19, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover parks and gardens

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
Jan 18, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

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
Jan 18, 2021 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Cotton trees

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
May 27, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover flowers

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
May 16, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover International

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
May 13, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover Beech (Fagus)

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
May 12, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover flowers

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
May 10, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover Elm (ulmus)

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
May 7, 2019 3 Comments by urbantreelover Caucasian Wingnut (pterocarya fraxinifolia)

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 […]

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