Green Talks 
Charity Woodland
About the Programme
The Green Earth (TGE) joined "Plantation Enrichment Programme" since 2016. Established a half-hectare of "The Green Earth Charity Woodland" in 2023, we aim to enrich the biodiversity of Hong Kong Country Parks and provide a variety of food sources for wildlife.
You are cordially invited to build the woodland with us! By making a HK$500* donation, you will nurture one local native tree seedling and support our daily plantation work! The tree seedlings will be planted and cared by The Green Earth until 2027 when the seedlings become self-sufficient^.
* A tax-deductible receipt will be issued for your donation of HK$100 or more (R88 code: 91/14899)
Adopt a Tree Seedling to Enhance Hong Kong Woodland Biodiversity NOW!
Support TGE Charity Woodland. Let's adopt native tree seedlings!
Each Charity Woodland donor will receive the following items as a token of appreciation:
1. Tree E-certificate (Feel free to write the names of your family and friends as a gift)
2. Electronic Charity Woodland Travel Map - to plan your outing to visit the woodland
3. Plantation growth records - to understand the health status of seedlings
The Green Earth Charity Woodland Outing Tree-care Day 2025
Date: 15 March 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 09:00 – 13:30
Tree Planting Location: Yuen Tun Country Trail Charity Woodland
Activities:
- Detailed sharing of our tree care daily work and interesting stories
- Learn seedling care techniques and add nutrients to the seedlings
- Listen to the story behind the Plantation Enrichment Programme
- Introduce local biodiversity and learn about local common tree species
- Visit Yuen Tun Observation Deck and Tai Lam Ecological Garden
Aged over 6 are welcome to join. A special offer is reserved for our Charity Woodland donors.
Application Deadline: 9 March 2025 (Sunday)
Limited places and first come first served.
2025-5-11
Date: 11 May, 2025 (Thursday, Mother's Day)
Time: 09:00 – 13:30
Tree planting location: Yuen Tun Country Trail – TGE Charity Woodland
Meet-up and dismiss location: Tsuen Wan MTR Station
Activities are conducted in Cantonese (supplemented by English)
Activities:
- Learn about "Plantation Enrichment Programme" and gain knowledge about tree seedlings
- Understand the daily work of Charity Woodland
- Learn tree planting techniques from our tree experts
- Plant local native tree seedlings with your own hands
Fee:
- Individual: HK$800 (Donation of HK$500 (to nurture a local native seedling) + Activity fee of HK$300 (for one person participating in the TGE Tree Planting Day) )
- HK$100 discount for people signing up in pair (*application must be completed in the same Google form) = HK$1,500^!
- Family: HK$1,200 (Donation of HK$1,000 (to nurture 2 local native seedlings) + Activity fee of HK$200 (for two persons participating in the "TGE Tree Planting Day 2024", including 1 adult parent and one kid aged 6-17))
2025-5-1
Date: 1 May, 2025 (Thursday, Labour Day)
Time: 09:00 – 14:00
Tree planting location: Yuen Tun Country Trail – TGE Charity Woodland
Meet-up and dismiss location: Tsuen Wan MTR Station
Target group: Adult
Activities are conducted in Cantonese (supplemented by English)
Activities:
- Learn about "Plantation Enrichment Programme" and gain knowledge about tree seedlings
- Understand the daily work of Charity Woodland
- Learn tree planting techniques from our tree experts
- Plant local native tree seedlings with your own hands
Fee:
- Individual: HK$800 (Donation of HK$500 (to nurture a local native seedling) + Activity fee of HK$300 (for one person participating in the TGE Tree Planting Day) )
- HK$100 discount for people signing up in pair (*application must be completed in the same Google form) = HK$1,500^!
Participants will:
- Receive a Tree E-certificate (Two certificates will be issued for people signing up in pair)(Feel free to write the names of your family and friends as a gift)
- Receive regular plantation growth updates
- Receive a "Charity Woodland Travel Map"
- Plant tree seedlings with own hands
- Enjoy priority registration for future tree planting related activities
^The fee covers bus transport, insurance, tree planting guidance, materials and tools.
Deadline for registration: 24 Apr, 2025 (Thursday)
TGE Tree Planting Day 2024 (Successfully Completed)
Join us and plant your tree seedlings!
Activities:
- Learn about “Plantation Enrichment Programme” and gain knowledge about tree seedlings
- Understand the daily work of Charity Woodland
- Learn tree planting techniques from our tree experts
- Plant local native tree seedlings with your own hands
Hong Kong Local Seedlings
Japanese Blue Oak
Scientific Name:
Cyclobalanopsis glauca
Flowering Period: Apr - May
Fruiting Period: Oct
Sweet Viburnum
Scientific Name:
Viburnum odoratissimum
Flowering Period: Mar - Aug
Fruiting Period: May - Sep
Levine's Syzygium
Scientific Name:
Syzygium levinei
Flowering Period: Jul - Sep
Fruiting Period: Feb -May
Lingnan Garcinia
Scientific Name:
Garcinia oblongifolia
Flowering Period: Apr - May
Fruiting Period: Oct - Dec
Photinia Benthamiana
Scientific Name:
Photinia benthamiana
Flowering Period: Mar - May
Fruiting Period: Jul - Dec
Many-nerves Machilus
Scientific Name:
Machilus pauhoi
Flowering Period: Feb
Fruiting Period: Apr - May
Camphor Tree
Scientific Name:
Cinnamomum camphora
Flowering Period: Apr - May
Fruiting Period: Oct - Nov
Bridelia Tomentosa
Scientific Name:
Bridelia tomentosa
Flowering Period: Free Flowering
Fruiting Period: Whole Year
Hong Kong Gotdonia
Scientific Name:
Polyspora axillaris
Flowering Period: Sep - Oct
Fruiting Period: Nov - Dec
Small-fruited Holly
Scientific Name
Ilex rotunda Thunb. var. microcarpa
Flowering Period: Mar - May
Fruiting Period: Dec - Feb
Calyx-shaped Daphniphyllum
Scientific Name:
Daphniphyllum calycinum
Flowering Period: Apr - Jun
Fruiting Period: Aug - Nov
Cape Jasmine
Scientific Name:
Gardenia jasminoides
Flowering Period: Mar - Jul
Fruiting Period: May - Feb
Sweet Gum
Scientific Name:
Liquidambar formosana
Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Fruiting Period: Jul - Sep
Rough-leaved Holly
Scientific Name:
Ilex asprella
Flowering Period: Mar - Apr
Fruiting Period: Apr - Oct
Reevesia
Scientific Name:
Reevesia thyrsoidea
Flowering Period: Mar - Apr
Fruiting Period: Jun - Oct
Camellia sinensis
Scientific Name:
Camellia sinensis
Flowering Period: Oct - Feb
Fruiting Period: Aug - Oct
# “Plantation Enrichment Programme (PEP)” was launched by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) in 2009. The Green Earth aims to encourage public participation, hopes to gather a group of green friends to establish the "TGE Charity Woodland". This afforestation work takes five years, including strategically removing aging exotic trees within designated zones, replacing them with native trees, conducting regular growth checks, tree-care maintenance (like weeding and fertilizing) and ecological survey, etc.
* The aim of this programme is to gather joint support in establishing a woodland and enhancing its biodiversity. Strong may hold while weak may be weeded out in the natural competition so the survival rate of seedlings in the wild will never be 100%. If some of the seedlings fail to survive, TGE will decide whether to replant according to the circumstances.
