Newsletter No. 33

No33 August 1992 CUHK Newsletter The Weather-wise Rain tree Four rain trees grow on the grass lawn between the northern and southern blocks of the Science Centre, challenging the meteorologists therein to make more accurate weather forecasts: the leaves of these trees never fail to droop and fold to forewarn people of the advent of strong winds and heavy rain. The Largest Canopy Burmese rosewood Rosewood is one of the most cherished wood types for furniture- making. The Burmese rosewood near the Ho Tim Building (housing the Faculty of Education) is however more appreciated for the cool shade its broad canopy offers in summer, a shade of at least 20 metres across. The Grandest Bald Cypress Contrary to what the name suggests, the luxuriant foliage of the 'bald' cypress gives the tree a prodigious form that is unsurpassed in grandeur. The stately conifer guards the carpark beside the Elizabeth Luce Moore Library. 7