Transitions
Specie: Golden Rain (koelreuteria bipinnata) Location: Robinson Road, bus stop at the corner of Seymour Road It isn’t often that […]
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 […]
Two more Golden Shower trees… within sight of HKU MTR station
Specie: Golden Shower (cassia fistula 臘腸樹/豬腸豆) Location: Pok Fu Lam Road outside HKU MTR station, HKU parking lot When I […]
A wealth of walled trees on Forbes Street
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong list: AFCHSD CW/44, CW/45, CW/47 Location: Forbes Street, […]
Another Golden Shower tree, this time in a playground
Specie: Golden Shower (cassia fistula) Location: Caine Road Garden, corner of Seymour Road I have been quite enthralled with the […]
Oops, someone misIDed this Flame Tree as a Jacaranda
Species: Flame Tree, Jacaranda Location: Kotewall Road beyond Conduit Road, opposite the public toilets Not one likes a smartass but […]
A graceful giant on the other side of Dragon Tiger mountain
Specie: Big-Leaved Fig (ficus vivens) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong list: LCSD CW/7 Location: Pok Fu Lam Road […]
The ‘Guardian’ of the South on Pok Fu Lam road
Specie: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Old and valuable tree listing: LCSD CW/6 Location: Pok Fu Lam Road, corner of Mount Davis […]
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
Urbantrees of the World 