Heritage trees in Singapore

Heritage trees in Singapore are individual mature trees specially selected for protection by law under the Heritage Trees Scheme adopted on 17 August 2001. Implemented at the same time as the Heritage Roads scheme, it is part of a nationwide drive in tree conservation efforts not just within nature reserves, parks, and newly established tree conservation areas, but also anywhere else in the urban and rural environment of Singapore.

Plaque used to identify a heritage tree in Singapore

Selection

Trees are added to the scheme through endorsement by a nine-member panel of experts, currently headed by Dr Leong Chee Chiew, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the National Parks Board.

List of heritage trees

See Heritage Trees Register a

Some Heritage Trees in Singapore
Rubber tree at the Japanese Cemetery Park
Lychee tree at the Japanese Cemetery Park
Indian rubber tree at the National Museum of Singapore

External links

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