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ubin's heritage trees
Does Ubin have spectacular Heritage Trees like those found on the mainland? Surely there must be many magnificent giants on this unspoilt island? Where are they? What are the stories behind them? Mr KP Tan shares these photos and stories of magnificent mangrove trees on Pulau Ubin on the focus ubin forum "There are three very old mangrove trees In the mud-flat on Ubin Island directly opposite "Frog Island". By the girth of the trees, I guess the trees must be about 150 years old making then one of the oldest trees in S’pore and the oldest mangrove tree in S’pore if not in Ubin. The clump of three trees are can be accessed by a small track within visual sight from the nearest shelter hut just bfore the slope down to CJ. Hope will be able to take more shots of these trees and other trees and Post them in Ubin Focus as an effort to protect and preserve them."
Do you have any photos or stories of heritage trees on Ubin? Share them on the focus ubin forum... Links On the NParks Website: About the Heritage Tree Scheme, including a list of the tallest and largest known trees in Singapore, and an online form for you to nominate a tree as a heritage tree. About the Hopea sangal and Heritage Trees of Changi A Changi Heritage on N. Sivasothi's Habitatnews More links on the Changi Boardwalk fact sheet of wildsingapore Press articles about heritage trees Heritage roads laws were changed to conserve scenic, tree-lined roads and save mature trees from being recklessly chopped down. by Joyce Teo The Straits Times, 26 Jan 05 Developers, contractors face stiffer fines for chopping down protected trees By Wong Siew Ying Channel NewsAsia, 25 Jan 05 "Preserve scarce countryside" and "Heritage road under threat" The Straits Times, Letters to the Forum Page, 28 Jan 05 "Protect mature trees, no matter where they grow" and "Why were trees felled for no apparent reason?" Letters to The Straits Times Forum Page, 11 Feb 05 Roads now safe havens for trees by Tan Hui Yee The Straits Times, 12 Feb 05 |
