Saturday, December 3, 2011

Fagraea Fragans

It's scientific name, where fragans means sweet smelling. It's common name is called tembusu tree. Also named as 5 dollar tree in botanical garden, which is reported to be more than 150 years old.
It bark is deeply fissured and older trees usually have a typical U shaped branch that sticks out horzontally before sharp turn growing vertically. Although in wild they are found in lowland swampy area, they can be seen commonly as road side tree in singapore.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fjord

A fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs created in a valley carved by glacial activity.

The English word fjord has Scandinavian origin (Norway is a country famed with fjords). However, fjords are found in many parts of the world, including Western Europe, North America, New Zealand, and Chile.