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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Tree Falls

The past few days of bad weather has taken its toll on our park trees.

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I was quite dismayed when I saw several uprooted trees in Punggol Park as I embarked on my weekend plant photography trip. Above is a Dalbergia oliveri which have been on that spot for many years, till now.

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This uprooted tree, Tabebuia rosea is being sawing into pieces by the contractors for disposal. Another tree with a mistletoe growing on it at face-level had its trunk snapped. I have been waiting for the parasitic plant to flower and fruits so that I can collect their photographs, but it is likely that the tree will be removed after this incident.

Its such a pity that these greenery which have been part of the park landscape for so many years is gone.

2 comments:

  1. It's always sad to see established trees lost to storms. Your post does a good job of capturing that feeling of dismay when a familiar part of the landscape is suddenly gone. The specific details, like the lost opportunity to photograph the mistletoe in bloom, really emphasize what a personal loss this is for a nature observer. Thank you for sharing this observation—it's a poignant reminder of how dynamic and sometimes fragile our urban greenery can be. Trees Planet

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