
Photo of the day: Elaeocarpus Hainanensis @ SOGO
This is one of the first trees I learned to identify in my journey into the world of trees. It […]
celebrating the forests inside our concrete jungle, one tree at a time
This is one of the first trees I learned to identify in my journey into the world of trees. It […]
One of my favourite trees along Bowen Road, this Japanese Superb Fig (ficus subpisocarpa) grows on a wall below the […]
A very common street tree in Hong Kong is the Taiwan Acacia (acacia confusa), The specie has long inclined trunks […]
The evocative shape of a Cuban Bast (hibiscus tiliaceus) on the shore of Cheung Chau, an island about 35 minutes […]
Dug this photo up from about a year ago, just as contrast to the miserable weather today, when I also […]
One of many many stunning Chinese Banyans (ficus microcarpa) in Hong Kong. I never get tired of these magnificent trees […]
Location: Wendy’s Secret Garden,North Sydney Species: various Had a wonderful time again revisiting Wendy’s Secret Garden in North Sydney. Got […]
Specie: Sweet Gum Location: Yangmingshan Park, Taipei Yangmingshan is a mountain just north of Taipei in Taiwan. While there are […]
Specie: London Plane (platanus × acerifolia) Location: Bath Spa, UK Having spent the last week in the UK, it is […]
Specie: Golden Shower Scientific name: cassia fistula Genus: Cassia Family: FABACEAE sub-family: Caesalpinioideae Chinese name: 臘腸樹, 豬腸豆 Location: HKU Pokfulam […]
Species: Candlenut Tree, Mango Tree, Rose Frangipani, Hoop Pine, Dragon Tree Location: Tai Kwan, Central Tai Kwun, literally ‘big hall’ […]
Specie: Paperbark Tree Scientific name: Melaleuca cajuputi Genus: Melaleuca Family: MYRTACEAE (myrtle) Chinese name: 白千層 Location: Kennedy Road, Jardine’s Lookout, […]
Specie: Desmos Chinensis Scientific name: desmos chinensis Genus: Desmos Family: ANNONACEAE Chinese name: 假鷹爪, 酒餅葉 Location: Hillside below Robinson Road […]
Specie: Lance-leaved Sterculia Scientific name: sterculia lanceolata Genus: Sterculia Specie family: STERCULIACEAE Chinese name: 假蘋婆 / 七姐果 Location: Bowen Road; […]
Specie: Camphor tree OVT Registrar: LCSD CW/68 Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (on the path leading from the […]
Species: Sour cherry trees (prunus), Weeping cherry tree, (prunus pendula maxim), Crab Apple (malus halliana), Dwarf Crab Apple (malus micromalus) […]