The Spring Blossom at Cherry Street Park

It is approaching summertime now, but the spring of 2022 was a heavenly time for the photographers of Hong Kong.  Fellow bloggers have taken wonderful photos of the spring blossom all over Hong Kong.  In late April, my friend and I visited the Cherry Street Park for a view of the blooming trees.

I actually do not know what this tree in the middle of Cherry Street Park is called.  Suffice to say, that many photographers were there to take its photo.  Its beauty has drawn much attention in the blogs.  It does not seem to be a common tree in Hong Kong.

Having exited Cherry Street Park, we then went onto the footbridge that leads one to the direction of Mong Kok.  Again, this is a popular spot for picture-taking.  These trees are rather common, and at this time in the year, all of them are blooming.  Their yellow flowers naturally bloom in clusters.  The creamy yellow color adorns the city with an unusual liveliness.

The tree is called Crateva Unilocularis.  In English, their common name is Spider Tree.  This species is not native to Hong Kong, but they are planted everywhere, even in the busiest of Hong Kong’s districts.

In spring time, these trees create a vibrant, cheerful atmosphere all over Hong Kong.

In Chinese we have an idiom, “hundreds of flowers fighting to an astounding blossom,” and this is so in Hong Kong.