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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Correction: Palm misreading
Apr 29, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover Bismarkia Nobilis

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
Apr 27, 2019 1 Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Fan Palm

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
Apr 26, 2019 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover hong kong tree database

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
Apr 19, 2019 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover parks and gardens

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
Apr 7, 2019 3 Comments by urbantreelover International

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
Nov 16, 2018 3 Comments by urbantreelover Hiking

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
Sep 30, 2018 3 Comments by urbantreelover International

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
Aug 25, 2018 1 Comment by urbantreelover Golden Shower

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
Aug 14, 2018 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Candlenut Tree

Tai Kwun

Species: Candlenut Tree, Mango Tree, Rose Frangipani, Hoop Pine, Dragon Tree Location: Tai Kwan, Central Tai Kwun, literally ‘big hall’ […]

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