{"id":34018,"date":"2025-01-18T02:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T02:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/arborist\/heritage-and-trees\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T02:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T02:40:16","slug":"heritage-and-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=34018","title":{"rendered":"Heritage and Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Heritage and Trees<\/h3>\n<div class=\"time\">\nBy admin \u00a0|\u00a0 February 3, 2018  \u00a0I\u00a0  11:51 am\t\t              <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csklandscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20150520_leekuanyewtree_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csklandscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20150520_leekuanyewtree_1.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.csklandscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/20150520_leekuanyewtree_1-600x391.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t  <\/p>\n<p>16 June 1963, Mr Lee Kuan Yew plants a Mempat tree (<em>Cratoxylum formosum<\/em>) at Farrer Circus, launching an island-wide greening movement that has continued for more than five decades.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2015\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csklandscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1976.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"349\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image Source: http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/trail-mr-lees-trees<\/p>\n<p>As a testament to the pace of redevelopment in Singapore, of the more than 60 trees planted by Mr.Lee since 1963, 39 have survived while the rest (including that first Mempat tree) no longer exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green Heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heritage trees are individual or groups of trees that are so special that they are worthy of recognition and protection for future generations. These trees broadly fit into three main groups; visual importance, scientific value and cultural connections.<\/p>\n<p>Announced on 17 August 2001, the heritage tree program by NParks recognizes exceptional mature trees worthy of conservation. As of November 2017, there are 265 heritage trees in the register.<\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<u> https:\/\/www.nparks.gov.sg\/gardens-parks-and-nature\/heritage-trees<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">https:\/\/www.nparks.gov.sg\/about-us\/special-tribute-to-mr-lee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u>http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/trail-mr-lees-trees<\/u><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-181404349-2012-6743c2660a8f1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=181404349&amp;post_id=2012&amp;origin=www.csklandscape.com&amp;obj_id=181404349-2012-6743c2660a8f1\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-181404349-2012-6743c2660a8f1\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage and Trees By admin \u00a0|\u00a0 February 3, 2018 \u00a0I\u00a0 11:51 am 16 June 1963, Mr Lee Kuan Yew plants a Mempat tree (Cratoxylum formosum) at Farrer Circus, launching an island-wide greening movement that has continued for more than five decades. 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