Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2005

Jacaranda there is one near the Benjam in F ra n k lin Centre, one near Residence 3 and 4, and one — the tallest — near the tra in sta tio n . They have irre g u la r f lo w e r in g tim e s b u t th is y e a r, th e y h a v e rewarded the campus by flow ering. The red flora o f the flam e trees were in b lo om as usual, and th e y can be fo u n d e v e ryw h e re on cam pus — bursts o f b rig h t reds e x p lo d in g am idst peaceful greens. N o w o nd e r the flam e tree is also kn ow n as ‘flam e o f the forest'. Am o n g the selection at C U H K , the one near the tra in sta tio n w ith its shady arbou r is the most shapely. The Q ueen C rape M y rtle o r Lagerstroemia speciosa is decked w ith p u rp le flow e rs in ea rly summer. A m em ber o f the Lythraceae fam ily, it has a ro u n d c ro w n and lo n g flo w e rin g tim e. The tree w hen p r e g n a n t w i t h clusters o f p u rp le is a cap tiva tin g sight. There is one on the slo pe o f the In s titu te o f Chinese Studies and another b e h ind the Cheung C h u k S ha n A m e n itie s B u ild in g a t U n ite d College. The p re ttie s t one, however, can be fo u n d b e h ind Chung C h i Tang in C hung C h i College. A flaming welcome at the KCR entrance On the way to Hua Lien Tang there is a lay-by. From there you can spot flaunting its bold red flowers an African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata). Shift your focus further and you can indulge in the reds of a flame tree on the right and the purples of a Queen Crape M y rtle on the le ft. This watercolour proves that nature can beat the artistry of any paintbrush hands-down. CUHK Campus • Trees on Campus 7