百子千孫樹(Hundred-Son-Thousand-Grandson Tree)(HKOVT) Traditional Cache

Hong Kong Old and Valuable Trees(HKOVT)--百子千孫樹(Hundred-Son-Thousand-Grandson Tree)

Have you seen a tree with fourteen trunks in Hong Kong???

Yes, there is a Camphor Tree called 百子千孫樹(Hundred-Son-Thousand-Grandson Tree) in Tai Shui Hang, Ma On Shan.  This Camphor Tree has an outstanding form.  Its trunk base branches out into fourteen coppices.  The radiating appearance looks like a blooming daffodil.   According to the reference book: 香港古樹名木(Hong Kong Old and Valuable Trees), estimation that the tree is 200 years old.


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References:
香港園藝學會, 中國科學院華南植物園. 2006. 香港古樹名木. 1^st ed. 香港:天地圖書.(Institute of Horticulture(Hong Kong), South China Botanical Garden-The Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2006. Hong Kong Old and Valuable Trees. 1^st ed. Hong Kong:Cosmos Books.)

Register of Old and Valuable Trees. 2013. [ONLINE] Available at: http://ovt.lcsd.gov.hk/ovt/tree.jsp?lang=en&id=1328. [Accessed 07 July 2013].