Orange star
Specie: Lance-leaved Sterculia Location: Bowen Road just after the parking lot Came across this hanging star, the fruit of the […]
Silk Floss pink
Specie: Floss Silk Tree (ceiba/chorisia speciosa) Location: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens I accidentally came across this spectacular tree […]
Yosemite
Species: Sequoies, pondarosa pines, black oaks, canyon live oaks Location: Yosemite National Park I had the tremendous good fortune to […]
Bela Sombra
Specie: Ombú (phytolacca dioica) Location: Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal This tree is called Bela Sombra, or beautiful shade in Portuguese. It […]
LA LA land
Species: Mexican Fan Palm, Jacaranda, Moreton Bay Fig Location: Los Angeles If Los Angeles is the city of angels, then […]
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 […]
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 […]
CWB Windsor House : another blooming Hainan Elaeocarpus
Species: Haninan Elaeocarpus Location: Windsor House, Causeway Bay Never realised this specie was so common in Hong Kong. This one […]
A murder mystery on Monmouth Terrace
When I first found my love of walking, which led to my love of trees, I was amazed to discover […]
Two ‘Old and valuable’ trees inside Hong Kong Park in peril
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa), Indian Rubber Tree (ficus elastica) Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: Chinese Banyan […]
Jacarandas of HKU
Species: Jacaranda (jacaranda mimosifolia) Location: Hong Kong University, Shaw Building entrance Jacaranda (jacaranda mimosifolia) trees offer up beautiful flowers that at […]
The Grand Lovers on Wong Ngai Chung Road
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: Wong Nai Chung Road, corner of Broadwood/Link Road Imagine growing up next to somebody, […]
Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong LCSD CW/15: Chinese Banyan
This venerable Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) stands outside the entrance to the Sai Ying Pun MTR station on Bonham Road. […]
Forest bathing at Kyoto’s Botanical Gardens
Species: various Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden I recently spent a beautiful morning inside Kyoto’s Botanical Garden, trying out the newly […]
Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong LCSD WCH/16: Chinese Banyan
This ‘Old and valuable’ Chinese Banyan sits about 5 metres away from another Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong […]
Urbantrees of the World 