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 […]
DANGER, danger: is this an accident waiting to happen?
Species: Sea Mango/Cerbera (cerbera manghas) Location: Garden Road besides Cheung Kong Centre As I recently discovered, Sea Mango trees, or Cerbera […]
A pack and their forest (of Hainan Elaeocarpus)
Species: Hainan Elaeocarpus, Bull Bay, Flame Tree Location: Quarry Bay/Taikoo Shing, pathway between Berkshire House, One Island East, Taikoo Shing […]
A grove of Madagascar Almonds in Quarry Bay
Species: Madagascar Almonds Location: Quarry Bay, just beside the entrance of Berkshire House (formerly DCH) Madagascar Almond trees are perhaps […]
An octopus Camphor and friends living amongst the primates
Species: Hoop Pine, Bald Cypress, Queensland Kauri/Dammar Pine, Fake Olive, Kassod Tree, Pincushion Tree, Chaulmoogra Tree, Cinnamon Camphor Old and valuable […]
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, […]
A Dragon Eye watching over Queen’s College
Species: Longan Tree (dimocarpus longan) Location: Queen’s College parking lot, Causeway Road opposite Victoria Park As one of the most […]
A beautiful false idol hides inside the HK Botanical Gardens
Species: Mock Bodh Tree Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: AFCHSD CW/27 Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens […]
It’s raining… flames
Species: Flame Tree (delonix regia) Location: Western entrance of Victoria Park near Windsor House What better way to brighten a rainy […]
A twisted fate inside Kowloon Park (updated)
Specie: Cuban Bast Location: Kowloon Park I have no idea what this tree is, or how it ended up this […]
A walk in the clouds
They say every cloud has a silver lining and I couldn’t agree more… on this grey Sunday afternoon. Really thought […]
Urbantrees of the World 