Jewels do grow on trees
Specie: Lance-leaved Sterculia (sterculia lanceolata) Location: Southern edge, near the gravel foot massage yard of Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park […]
Bright orange teardrops in Sheung Wan
Specie: Weeping Fig (ficus benjamina) Location: Man Fai Street on the harbour between Central ferry piers and Macau ferry pier […]
Cuban Basts by the sea
Specie: Cuban Bast (hibiscus tiliaceus) Location: Harbour front next to the Discovery Bay ferry terminal, Central There is a whole […]
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on the Morning Trail
Specie: Chinese Banyan and (dead) Cinnamon Camphor Location, Kotewall Road and overpass at the start of the Morning Trail above […]
The monuments of Blake Garden
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: LCSD CW/36, LCSD CW/37 Location: Blake Garden, […]
The ‘W’ on Hatton Road
Specie: Chinese Fan Palm (livistona chinensis) Location: Hatton Road One of the funniest movies from the 60s is ‘It’s a […]
Humpty Dumpty has got nothing on me
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Tank Lane near the corner of Bridges Street There are plenty of trees in […]
The forest Leviathan in HKU
Specie: Indian Rubber Tree (ficus elastica) Location: Slope besides pedestrian path that descends from the Kotewall Road entrance of HKU […]
The defiant camphor in the middle of the street
Specie: Cinnamon Camphor (cinnamomum camphora) Location: Oaklands Path, leading up from the intersection of Park Road, Babington Path and Bonham […]
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), […]
An elder Indian Rubber Tree waiting for the bus on Leighton Road
Species: Indian Rubber Trees (ficus elastica) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong list: HKP WCH/1 Location: Bus stop on […]
St Stephen’s Lane’s Silk Oak
Specie: Silk Oak (grevillea robusta) Location: St Stephen’s Lane and Bonham Road After encountering my first Silk Oak in Wan […]
Phew… this is the real Mango!
Specie: Mango tree (mangifera indica) Location: Garden Road sports ground, between the public Basketball court and Children’s playground below MacDonnell […]
Rodinesque sculptured Chinese Banyan on Kennedy Road
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong – LCSD CW/131 Location: Kennedy Road, between Borrett […]
The son, the mother and the remarkable Chinese Banyan
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Kennedy Road, between the intersection of Borrett Road and Monmouth Terrace Continuing on my […]
A lemon-scented giant towers over Kennedy Road
Specie: Lemon-scented Gum Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: LCSD CW/118 Location, Kennedy Road, at the intersection of […]
Urbantrees of the World 