Yosemite
Species: Sequoies, pondarosa pines, black oaks, canyon live oaks Location: Yosemite National Park I had the tremendous good fortune to […]
Castelo de São Jorge
Specie: Olive trees Location: Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal The Castelo de São Jorge sits atop the hilltop in […]
Bela Sombra
Specie: Ombú (phytolacca dioica) Location: Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal This tree is called Bela Sombra, or beautiful shade in Portuguese. It […]
3 continents
Specie: London Plane Location: Various I have totally fallen in love with the London Plane. No, it is not some […]
11,421.51km
Specie: London Plane Location: Shanghai, China I spent the greater part of last week in Shanghai, China attending a trade […]
O Canada
Species: Miscellaneous Location: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Canada Canada is a wilderness. so it’s not surprising that its cities, namely […]
Cactus garden
Specie: Cholla Cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Location: Joshua Tree National Park Ok, one last post from my trip into the dessert […]
Into the desert
Species: Joshua Tree, Desert Ironwood, Colla Cactus, Beaver Tail Cactus Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California A few hours drive […]
LA LA land
Species: Mexican Fan Palm, Jacaranda, Moreton Bay Fig Location: Los Angeles If Los Angeles is the city of angels, then […]
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. […]
Forest bathing at Kyoto’s Botanical Gardens
Species: various Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden I recently spent a beautiful morning inside Kyoto’s Botanical Garden, trying out the newly […]
Cherry trees at the Duomo
There are two cherry trees (at least I think they are) planted at the back of the Duomo in Milan. […]
Stunning Japanese pines
Pines trees in Japan are somehow different from their counterparts elsewhere in the world.
Urbantrees of Kurashiki: UNESCO heritage site
The city of Kurashiki has some of the most beautiful urban trees I’ve seen. Walking about the old town, it […]
Welcome to Urbantrees of the World
Welcome to the first site dedicated to the trees in our cities... and lives
