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
A couple of Red-stemmed Fig (ficus variegata) trees bearing a hoard of fruit. Quite a common specie in Hong Kong […]
Chinaberry
Adorned with flirty white and purple flowers, the Chinaberry Tree (melia azedarach) is out in force around Hong Kong. This […]
Orange skyward
More fall foliage in Hong Kong with the bright orange leaves of the Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa). This particular […]
Queen of Spring
It’s that time of year again when the glorious Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa) blooms across Hong Kong. Its really […]
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 […]
Correction: Palm misreading
I had posted a photo of a grove of palm trees that I had thought were Chinese Fan Palms due […]
Photo of the day: Chinese Fan Palm @ Sun Yat Sun Memorial Park
The story below is about Chinese Fan Palms, which wrong. Find the correct info here) There are many different species […]
Photo of the day: Lance-leaved Sterculia @ bloom
One of my favourite native Hong Kong trees is the Lance-leaved Sterculia (sterculia lanceolata), which is quite common around hills […]
Photo of the day: Bodh Tree @ IFC Mall
Dug this photo up from about a year ago, just as contrast to the miserable weather today, when I also […]
Revisiting Wendy’s Secret Garden
Location: Wendy’s Secret Garden,North Sydney Species: various Had a wonderful time again revisiting Wendy’s Secret Garden in North Sydney. Got […]
Sweet Gums of Yangmingshan
Specie: Sweet Gum Location: Yangmingshan Park, Taipei Yangmingshan is a mountain just north of Taipei in Taiwan. While there are […]
Townbuilders
Specie: London Plane (platanus × acerifolia) Location: Bath Spa, UK Having spent the last week in the UK, it is […]
HK trees 04: Golden Shower
Specie: Golden Shower Scientific name: cassia fistula Genus: Cassia Family: FABACEAE sub-family: Caesalpinioideae Chinese name: 臘腸樹, 豬腸豆 Location: HKU Pokfulam […]
Tai Kwun
Species: Candlenut Tree, Mango Tree, Rose Frangipani, Hoop Pine, Dragon Tree Location: Tai Kwan, Central Tai Kwun, literally ‘big hall’ […]
Urbantrees of the World 