1950s Fred Evans' photos - Botanical Gardens

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 19:32
Date picture taken
1959

Comments

I've been sent several photos of the Botanical Gardens in the 1890s, 1890s again, 1910s, 1930s, and 1950s. There are pines in each of the photos, and even in the 1890s photos some are already very tall.

Bruce Daldrack's article suggests the Norfolk Island Pine arrived after the second world war, but it looks as though it was well established in Hong Kong for many years before that.

MrB

We've been sent a couple of old photos of the Botanical Gardens. They don't have a date, but I guess they were taken in the 1950s.

1950s Botanical Gardens

1950s Botanical Gardens

The surprise to me is how open the scenery is. Today it's a lot more closed in, with trees and aviaries covering the hillside. Were you allowed on the grass when it had this open appearance?