Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

We are striving to preserve trees and create a green environment in our public housing estates. You can easily find trees of different species and with distinctive characteristics in our estates. To learn more about these trees species, you may do a quick search by entering the ID number, the common name or the botanical name of a tree.

The tree information provided here is generic and for reference only. There may be variance among trees of the same species.

• Education and Manpower Bureau, 2003. 50 Common Trees in Hong Kong, volumes 1 & 2.
• The Hong Kong Herbarium, 2003. Hong Kong Plant Database.
• The Hong Kong Herbarium, 2011. Flora of Hong Kong, volumes 1 - 4. Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
• The Hong Kong Herbarium, 2012. Check List of Hong Kong Plants 2012. Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
• Hong Kong Housing Authority, 2010. Green Living.
• Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 2005. Green Hong Kong Campaign.
• Ngar, Y.N., Wong, S.K., Lee, F.L. & Chung, W.S., 2004. Tree Lovers’ Companion. Hong Kong: Friends of the Country Parks & Cosmos Books Ltd.
• Thrower, S.L., 1988. Hong Kong Trees. Omnibus Volume. Hong Kong: Urban Council Publication.
• 香港園藝學會：《樹影花蹤 － 九龍公園樹木研習徑》，天地圖書有限公司，香港，2005年。
• 樹木谷：《樹木介紹》，香港，2013年。