Two more Golden Shower trees… within sight of HKU MTR station
Specie: Golden Shower (cassia fistula 臘腸樹/豬腸豆) Location: Pok Fu Lam Road outside HKU MTR station, HKU parking lot When I […]
The battle-scarred General and his forest army
Species: Big-leaved Fig (ficus vivens), Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree listing: LCSD CW/8 Location: Pok Fu Lam […]
A glorious chaotic monster of the South
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Pok Fu Lam Road, beside the sign marking the border to the South side […]
The Queen is wearing purple… and blooming outside HKU
Specie: Queen Crape Myrtle Location: Pok Fu Lam Road just outside the HKU MTR exit Queen Crape Myrtles are spectacular trees, […]
A wealth of walled trees on Forbes Street
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong list: AFCHSD CW/44, CW/45, CW/47 Location: Forbes Street, […]
Another Golden Shower tree, this time in a playground
Specie: Golden Shower (cassia fistula) Location: Caine Road Garden, corner of Seymour Road I have been quite enthralled with the […]
Oops, someone misIDed this Flame Tree as a Jacaranda
Species: Flame Tree, Jacaranda Location: Kotewall Road beyond Conduit Road, opposite the public toilets Not one likes a smartass but […]
A graceful giant on the other side of Dragon Tiger mountain
Specie: Big-Leaved Fig (ficus vivens) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong list: LCSD CW/7 Location: Pok Fu Lam Road […]
The ‘Guardian’ of the South on Pok Fu Lam road
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree listing: LCSD CW/6 Location: Pok Fu Lam Road, corner of Mount Davis […]
O Joy, my first Yellow Jade Orchid tree
Species: Yellow Jade Orchid tree (magnolia (michelia) champaca) Location: Pok Fu Lam Road, entrance of the HKU’s Flora Ho Sports […]
An ancient Big-leaved Fig stands as a testament to the city’s history
Species: Big-leaved Fig Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: CSO CW/5 Location: Battery Path, Central Continuing the journey […]
A Golden Shower in the sun
Species: Golden Shower (cassia fistula) Location: Connaught Road and Pedder Street roundabout There is a type of tree called ‘Golden […]
Danger: Don’t eat the sea mangoes
Forbidden fruit along Hong Kong's most popular thoroughfares
A new “Five fingers” legend on May Road
Species: Cinnamon Camphor Location: Beginning of May Road, off Old Peak Road There is a legend from China’s Wuzhi mountains […]
The six sentries of Battery Path
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Battery Path, Central Among the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s financial district, six […]
The giant camphors on the edge of the Kowloon peninsula
Species: Cinnamon Camphor Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: ARCHSD YTM/026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 032, 033, 034, 036, […]
Urbantrees of the World 