We at the Housing Authority are striving to create a green environment and preserve the trees in our public rental housing estates. You can easily find trees of different species and with distinctive features in our estates. Let us take you through a virtual tree trail and show you our valuable green asset.
One of the oldest trees in our estates is the Ficus virens next to the fountain in Mei Lam Estate, Sha Tin. Being a large deciduous tree of the Moraceae family and estimated to be 80 years old, the Ficus virens has stood there well before the construction of the estate. The tree is 18-metre tall and has an umbrella-shaped crown spreading 23 metres. Its dense foliage creates a cool shade for the residents in summer.
The Ficus rumphii at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin is another old tree belonging to the same family of Ficus virens. Its heart-shaped leaves make it a close resemblance to, and often mistaken as, a Ficus religiosa, another kind of deciduous tree in the same family. With a broad canopy and a beautiful shape, the tree is a distinctive icon of the estate.
Growing up together with the estate, the Ficus altissima in Choi Hung Estate is now close to 50 years of age. It is a kind of evergreen tree of the Moraceae family. With a height of 30 metres and a trunk of 3.6 metres in diameter, the tree has a dense canopy and is the largest among all the trees in the estate. It is also recognised as one of the "Old and Valuable Trees in Hong Kong".
The giant tree standing in front of Sau Wo House and Sau Yat House of Sau Mau Ping Estate is a Albizia julibrissin. Being 35-metre tall and having a 42-metre canopy spread, it is the largest of its kind in our estates. The tree has been identified as one of the "Old and Valuable Trees in Hong Kong". Albizia julibrissin, a deciduous tree of the Fabaceae family, blooms in late summer or early autumn. Its blossoms are pink and its seeds are held in pods. When redeveloping the old Sau Mau Ping Estate, we made a great deal of effort to preserve the tree and have built a circular landscaped area around it. The tree now serves as a focal point of the redeveloped estate, and the surrounding landscape provides a pleasant leisure area for local residents.
Standing tall and straight in Tse Man Estate of Wong Tai Sin is a row of Roystonea regia. Commonly known as the Royal Palm, they belong to the Palmae family. Each with a stout trunk and distinctive crownshaft, the single file of palms offer a spectacular view.
The Delonix regia that blossoms in early summer is one of the most charming and attractive trees. Those in Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin are now in full blossom, with clusters of scarlet flowers blooming all over their crowns. The bright red, often referred to as the "flame of the forest", signifies the approach of summer.
One of the oldest trees in our estates is the Ficus virens next to the fountain in Mei Lam Estate, Sha Tin. Being a large deciduous tree of the Moraceae family and estimated to be 80 years old, the Ficus virens has stood there well before the construction of the estate. The tree is 18-metre tall and has an umbrella-shaped crown spreading 23 metres. Its dense foliage creates a cool shade for the residents in summer.
The Ficus rumphii at Sha Kok Estate in Sha Tin is another old tree belonging to the same family of Ficus virens. Its heart-shaped leaves make it a close resemblance to, and often mistaken as, a Ficus religiosa, another kind of deciduous tree in the same family. With a broad canopy and a beautiful shape, the tree is a distinctive icon of the estate.
Growing up together with the estate, the Ficus altissima in Choi Hung Estate is now close to 50 years of age. It is a kind of evergreen tree of the Moraceae family. With a height of 30 metres and a trunk of 3.6 metres in diameter, the tree has a dense canopy and is the largest among all the trees in the estate. It is also recognised as one of the "Old and Valuable Trees in Hong Kong".
The giant tree standing in front of Sau Wo House and Sau Yat House of Sau Mau Ping Estate is a Albizia julibrissin. Being 35-metre tall and having a 42-metre canopy spread, it is the largest of its kind in our estates. The tree has been identified as one of the "Old and Valuable Trees in Hong Kong". Albizia julibrissin, a deciduous tree of the Fabaceae family, blooms in late summer or early autumn. Its blossoms are pink and its seeds are held in pods. When redeveloping the old Sau Mau Ping Estate, we made a great deal of effort to preserve the tree and have built a circular landscaped area around it. The tree now serves as a focal point of the redeveloped estate, and the surrounding landscape provides a pleasant leisure area for local residents.
Standing tall and straight in Tse Man Estate of Wong Tai Sin is a row of Roystonea regia. Commonly known as the Royal Palm, they belong to the Palmae family. Each with a stout trunk and distinctive crownshaft, the single file of palms offer a spectacular view.
The Delonix regia that blossoms in early summer is one of the most charming and attractive trees. Those in Oi Man Estate, Ho Man Tin are now in full blossom, with clusters of scarlet flowers blooming all over their crowns. The bright red, often referred to as the "flame of the forest", signifies the approach of summer.