Rose coloured Java Apple
Specie: Java Apple (syzygium samarangense) Location: Hillside between Blue Pool Road and Green Lane, Happy Valley Hong Kong’s hilly terrain […]
Autumn Maple in Hung Hom
Specie: Autumn Maple (bischofia javanica) Location: Bus terminus outside Hung Hom ferry terminal. One of the main goals of this […]
Golden Rain
Specie: Golden Rain Tree (koelreuteria bipinnata) Location: Robinson Road bus stop at the corner of Seymour Road, Hong Kong Park […]
Silk Floss pink
Specie: Floss Silk Tree (ceiba/chorisia speciosa) Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens I accidentally came across this spectacular tree […]
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 […]
O Canada
Species: Miscellaneous Location: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Canada Canada is a wilderness. so it’s not surprising that its cities, namely […]
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 […]
Should I stay or should I go?
Specie: Big-leaved Fig (ficus virens) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: ARCHSD CW/25 Location; Wing Lee Street between […]
The best secret garden in HK for a forest bath
Species: Cinnamon Camphor Tree (cinnamomum camphora), Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), Small Fishtail Palms (caryota mitis), Chinese Fan Palms (livistona chinensis), […]
A microcosm of HK’s biodiversity on a quaint sloped garden
Species: Alexandra Palm, Bauhinia, Camphor, Candlenut Tree, Chinese Banyan, Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Hackberry, Common Red-stem Fig, Elephant’s Ear, Firetail […]
Yellow Poinciana on Robinson Road
Specie: Yellow Poinciana (peltophorum pterocarpum) Location: Robinson Road on the roundabout with Castle Road There is a small tree, albeit […]
Come back to school with me… and discover some amazing trees
Species: Camphor, Queen Crape Myrtle, Jacaranda, Flame of the Forest, Golden Shower, Indian Rubber Tree Location: HKU main campus Well, […]
Hong Kong’s forest spirit lives on Mount Austin Road
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Mount Austin Road If Hong Kong’s forest has a king, or perhaps queen, then […]
Urbantrees of the World 