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The giant camphors on the edge of the Kowloon peninsula
May 26, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Camphor tree

The giant camphors on the edge of the Kowloon peninsula

Species: Cinnamon Camphor Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong listing: ARCHSD YTM/026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 032, 033, 034, 036, […]

A Dragon Eye watching over Queen’s College
May 26, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover treelover

A Dragon Eye watching over Queen’s College

Species: Longan Tree (dimocarpus longan) Location: Queen’s College parking lot, Causeway Road opposite Victoria Park As one of the most […]

A twisted fate inside Kowloon Park (updated)
May 22, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Unnamed species

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
May 21, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover treelover

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
May 21, 2017 1 Comment by urbantreelover Hainan Elaeocarpus

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 […]

The phoenix rises again in HKU
May 12, 2017 2 Comments by urbantreelover Flame Tree

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 […]

Little bell flowers hanging in Central
May 8, 2017 1 Comment by urbantreelover Hainan Elaeocarpus

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 […]

Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong LCSD WCH/16: Chinese Banyan
May 7, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

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 […]

Indian Rubber trees on Victoria Peak
May 7, 2017 2 Comments by urbantreelover Indian Rubber tree

Indian Rubber trees on Victoria Peak

Indian Rubber trees (ficus elastica 印度榕) are quite common in Hong Kong, but these few besides the hills along Lugard […]

Bright silver beads in Central
May 6, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Peltophorum Tonkinense

Bright silver beads in Central

It’s May and this obvious relative of the Yellow Poinciana (peltophorum pterocarpun) with only a scientific name of peltophorum tonkinense […]

Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong AFCD QB/002: Chinese Banyan
May 6, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chinese Banyan

Old and valuable tree of Hong Kong AFCD QB/002: Chinese Banyan

An ‘Old and valuable’ tree of Hong Kong. This Chinese Banyan (ficus microcarpa 細葉榕) is located at the entrance of […]

Chestnut Oak in the hills
May 5, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Chestnut Oak

Chestnut Oak in the hills

These flowering castanopsis/chestnut oak (castanopsis fissa) 黧蒴錐 on the steps towards pinewood battery on Lung Fu Shan 龍虎山, are easy […]

HK’s cotton trees paint the town red
May 4, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover Cotton trees

HK’s cotton trees paint the town red

Hong Kong is home to some of the most spectacular Cotton trees (木棉), also known as Kapok trees, or formally, bombax […]

Stunning Japanese pines
May 4, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover International

Stunning Japanese pines

Pines trees in Japan are somehow different from their counterparts elsewhere in the world.

Urbantrees of Kurashiki: UNESCO heritage site
May 3, 2017 Leave a Comment by urbantreelover International

Urbantrees of Kurashiki: UNESCO heritage site

The city of Kurashiki has some of the most beautiful urban trees I’ve seen. Walking about the old town, it […]

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