A Dragon Eye watching over Queen’s College
Species: Longan Tree (dimocarpus longan) Location: Queen’s College parking lot, Causeway Road opposite Victoria Park As one of the most […]
A beautiful false idol hides inside the HK Botanical Gardens
Species: Mock Bodh Tree Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: AFCHSD CW/27 Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens […]
The fragrant chestnut tree leaf at Le Cochin
Went for a casual dinner at French bistro Le Cochin on Peel Street just down the hill from Hollywood Road. […]
It’s raining… flames
Species: Flame Tree (delonix regia) Location: Western entrance of Victoria Park near Windsor House What better way to brighten a rainy […]
A twisted fate inside Kowloon Park (updated)
Specie: Cuban Bast Location: Kowloon Park I have no idea what this tree is, or how it ended up this […]
A walk in the clouds
They say every cloud has a silver lining and I couldn’t agree more… on this grey Sunday afternoon. Really thought […]
CWB Windsor House : another blooming Hainan Elaeocarpus
Species: Haninan Elaeocarpus Location: Windsor House, Causeway Bay Never realised this specie was so common in Hong Kong. This one […]
Surprise discoveries at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park
Species: Hainan Elaeocarpus (elaeocarpus hainanensis), India Almond Tree (terminalia catappa), Spider Tree (crateva unilocularis), Frangipani Location: Sun Yat Sen Memorial […]
A murder mystery on Monmouth Terrace
When I first found my love of walking, which led to my love of trees, I was amazed to discover […]
Two ‘Old and valuable’ trees inside Hong Kong Park in peril
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), Indian Rubber Tree (ficus elastica) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: Chinese Banyan […]
Mystery of the Murray Building tree: SOLVED!
Species: Pink and White Shower tree (cassia javanica var. indochinensis) Location: Murray Building on Cotton Tree Drive Thanks to some helpful […]
Jacarandas of HKU
Species: Jacaranda (jacaranda mimosifolia) Location: Hong Kong University, Shaw Building entrance Jacaranda (jacaranda mimosifolia) trees offer up beautiful flowers that at […]
A mystery next to Murray Building on Garden Road
I was stunned when I happened to spot this spectacularly ostentatious tree next to the Murray Building on Garden Road. I […]
The Grand Lovers on Wong Ngai Chung Road
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Wong Nai Chung Road, corner of Broadwood/Link Road Imagine growing up next to somebody, […]
Three Chinese Banyan brothers on Pokfield Road
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: corner of Pokfield Road and Pokfulam Road These three Chinese Banyans (ficus microcarpa) form […]
A spider in a wall in Happy Valley
Hong Kong has many ‘walled’ trees, which actually grow on walls, but the city doesn’t have many trees that actually […]
Urbantrees of the World 