Bright silver beads in Central
It’s May and this obvious relative of the Yellow Poinciana (peltophorum pterocarpun) with only a scientific name of peltophorum tonkinense […]
Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong AFCD QB/002: Chinese Banyan
An ‘Old and valuable’ tree of Hong Kong. This Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa 細葉榕) is located at the entrance of […]
Chestnut Oak in the hills
These flowering castanopsis/chestnut oak (castanopsis fissa) 黧蒴錐 on the steps towards pinewood battery on Lung Fu Shan 龍虎山, are easy […]
HK’s cotton trees paint the town red
Hong Kong is home to some of the most spectacular Cotton trees (木棉), also known as Kapok trees, or formally, bombax […]
Taiwan Acacia trees lighting up Hong Kong
blooming Taiwan Acacia (Acacia Confusa) trees now lighting up Hong Kong’s streets and hills with their brilliant yellow dotted flowers. […]
Spider tree amidst Hong Kong’s landmarks
This flowering spider tree (crateva unilocularis 樹頭菜) sits in Chater Garden in Central, Hong Kong, directly opposite the Bank of […]
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Bright colours, big city
Hong Kong's urban trees offer some brilliant colours to the cityscape all year round
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