十塊木頭,十個故事.

細葉榕

Ten Woods, Ten Stories

- Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa)
還記得多年前旺角在雨季出現水浸的場面嗎?如何解決呢.在大坑東遊樂場加了個地下儲水庫,能抽走百年一遇的大雨.這個工程出現了一個後遺症.在最近儲水庫的一棵細葉榕在2008年無故死亡.谷主猜想可能是當年工程中影響到此樹的根部而引起的.是否如此,可能等很多年後,遇到當時的工程人員才知道答案.

Remember the flooding in Mongkok some years ago?  To solve the problem, an underground reservoir was built at Tai Hang Tung Playground.  So, the once in a century of heavy rain was drained away.  However, it seems there is a fall-out of this project.  A Chinese banyan nearby the reservoir was recently found dead without cause. Maybe the roots of the tree have been damaged during the construction? 

Probably we need to wait for some more years and, if we are lucky, we may come across the project engineers at that time to see if they can give us the answer.

*translated by Mary Chung

作者: Leon Lau, 譯者: Mary Chung

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