細葉榕在香港樹木界中佔有一個很重要的地位,如西環的石牆樹和尖沙嘴彌敦道的樹木群落.在九龍公園的一棵細葉榕是市區最老的一棵樹木,天地出版的"香港古樹名木"中評估為250年樹齡,在本港古樹
樹齡排名榜中佔第7位.
在2007年8月13日此樹有三分一樹幹
在亳無先兆下倒下來,斷位顯示樹腳腐爛,情況不容樂觀.政府成立專家小組進行救亡行動.
以下圖片讓你瞭解倒下前後的差別.
Chinese Banyan (Ficus
microcarpa) plays a very crucial role in the tree circles of
Hong Kong. Examples are the wall trees in Western District and the
Banyan community on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The oldest one in
the urban areas is in Kowloon Park. According to 「The Old and
Valuable trees in Hong Kong」 published by Cosmos Books, it is
assessed to be of 250 years old and ranks No. 7 on the Tree Age
Chart.
Without any premonition, one third of the tree trunk fell on August
13, 2007. The wound showed its foot rot. The conditions are not
optimistic and the Government set up a specialist committee to
handle the remedy.
The following pictures demonstrate the differences before and after
the fall.
*translated by Mary Chung |