On this last day of the year, it’s wet and dull outside, so I thought I’d look back at some of the amazing trees I’ve had the privilege to encounter this year whilst visiting and working in the UAE. Some of these I have worked directly with, surveying them as part of a project or site improvement, some I have merely observed and been taken in by their beauty and form.
I’m going to let the pictures and captions speak for themselves, and I look forward to more encounters with trees in 2023.
An amazing banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis, which I surveyed in Dubai.Neem tree, Azadirachta indica in flower, Abu DhabiTecomella undulata at Al Ittidhad park, Dubai. Native to the region and much under-used.Portia tree, Thespesia populnea on Abu Dhabi Corniche Bismarkia nobilis, bismark palm. These just recently planted, Dubai.Flowers of frangipani, Plumera obtusa, Yas Island, Abu DhabiGrey mangrove, Avicennia marina, Abu DhabiEucalyptus camaldulensis, Qasr al Hosn, Abu Dhabi. I managed a major crown reduction on this tree in 2018, it has regrown nicelyProsopis juliflora, spontaneous generation on a brownfield site, Abu Dhabi (see other blog posts on this site)Tecoma stans, World Expo DubaiRoots of Moringa olefera, DubaiPeltophorum pterocarpum, private grounds, Dubai Tabebuia argentea, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
