
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 […]
celebrating the forests inside our concrete jungle, one tree at a time
Love these seemingly ghostly paws hanging off the branches of the Desmos Chinensis, which has no common English name but […]
A couple of Red-stemmed Fig (ficus variegata) trees bearing a hoard of fruit. Quite a common specie in Hong Kong […]
Literally days after I posted about the emergence of young leaves from the Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) in Spring, I […]
The Spider Tree (creteva unilocularis) is more commonly admired for it luscious blooms during the summer, but the deciduous specie […]
Adorned with flirty white and purple flowers, the Chinaberry Tree (melia azedarach) is out in force around Hong Kong. This […]
Can across this beautiful White Mulberry (morus alba) tree on one of the outlying islands of Hong Kong. The specie […]
One of the most popular decorative tree species in Hong Kong is the Madagascar Almond (terminalia mantaly), here lining the […]
More fall foliage in Hong Kong with the bright orange leaves of the Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa). This particular […]
2 views of the same Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), on Caine Road and Hospital Road. Recent reports said this particular […]
Often overlooked fall foliage from one of Hong Kong’s most iconic species, the Cotton tree (bombax ceiba). While the species […]
It’s that time of year again when the glorious Queen Crepe Myrtle (lagerstroemia speciosa) blooms across Hong Kong. Its really […]
Having visited parks and gardens (and streets) in Europe in the past, I have had many encounters with the Horse […]
Beyond, and above, the impressive collections of tulips inside the Keukenhof gardens outside Amsterdam were splendid trees, such as this […]
My few precious days in Amsterdam was spent walking the canals and looking at trees. At first, I wasn’t really […]
Came across this impressive Caucasian Wingnut (pterocarya fraxinifolia) in the garden of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. I really don’t know […]
A common fig genus in Hong Kong, the Red Stem Fig (ficus variegata) is perhaps not as striking or impressive […]