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Tree of Heaven
Nov 8, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Ailanthus

Tree of Heaven

Specie: Ailanthus Location: Hill Road Playground Ailanthus are beautiful trees. The specie’s ‘compound’ leaves grow on two sides of long […]

Nirvana
Nov 4, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Bodhi Tree

Nirvana

Specie: Peepul Tree or Bodhi Tree (ficus religiosa) Location: Robinson Road under near the Mid-levels escalator Legend has it that […]

Leaning tower
Oct 29, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

Leaning tower

Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) OVT Registrar: ARCHSD CW/10 Location: Conduit Road, opposite Skyline Mansion (No. 51) Everybody knows the […]

Transitions
Oct 27, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Golden Rain Tree

Transitions

Specie: Golden Rain (koelreuteria bipinnata) Location: Robinson Road, bus stop at the corner of Seymour Road It isn’t often that […]

Should I stay or should I go?
Jul 7, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Big-leaved Fig

Should I stay or should I go?

Specie: Big-leaved Fig (ficus virens) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: ARCHSD CW/25 Location; Wing Lee Street between […]

Bright orange teardrops in Sheung Wan
Jul 4, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Street trees

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
Jul 2, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Cuban Bast

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 […]

The monuments of Blake Garden
Jul 2, 2017 1 Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

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
Jul 1, 2017 1 Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Fan Palm

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
Jun 30, 2017 2 Comments by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

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
Jun 27, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Indian Rubber tree

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 […]

St Stephen’s Lane’s Silk Oak
Jun 24, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Silk Oak

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!
Jun 23, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Mango (magnifier indica 杧果)

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 […]

The son, the mother and the remarkable Chinese Banyan
Jun 22, 2017 1 Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

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
Jun 22, 2017 2 Comments by urbantreelover Lemon-scented Gum

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 […]

A microcosm of HK’s biodiversity on a quaint sloped garden
Jun 20, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Alexandra Palm

A microcosm of HK’s biodiversity on a quaint sloped garden

Species: Alexandra Palm, Bauhinia, Camphor, Candlenut Tree, Chinese Banyan, Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Hackberry, Common Red-stem Fig, Elephant’s Ear, Firetail […]

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