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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The fragrant chestnut tree leaf at Le Cochin
Went for a casual dinner at French bistro Le Cochin on Peel Street just down the hill from Hollywood Road. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Three Chinese Banyan brothers on Pokfield Road
Species: Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa) Location: corner of Pokfield Road and Pokfulam Road These three Chinese Banyans (ficus microcarpa) form […]
The phoenix rises again in HKU
Flame trees (delonix regia 鳳凰木), are also known as Flame of the Forest and as Phoenix Wood as translated literal […]
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 […]
Little bell flowers hanging in Central
The flowers of the Hainan Elaeocarpus (elaeocarpus hainanensis 水石榕) are shaped like little bells and hang in groups amongst its […]
Urbantrees of the World 