Green Wave 2015Information Kit for New Participants

Tree Provided

The creamy white flowers turn yellow and light orange with age

The fruits are attractive red berries

This Tembusu Heritage Tree located in the Singapore Botanic Gardens is featured on the Singapore five-dollar

note

Cyrtophyllum fragrans(Synonym: Fagraea fragrans)

Common names:Tembusu

Size:Large (Up 40m)

A highly valued native tree of Singapore, this beautiful, long-lived tree is often planted in parks and along roadsides with large verges. The Tembusu is also an important source of timber as it is long-lasting and resistant to termites. It is used in various construction projects, such as bridges, boats and panelling. In Singapore, large wooden chopping boards used by hawkers are sometimes made from Tembusu timber. The back of the Singapore five-dollar note also features a Tembusu Heritage Tree found in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Visit a Heritage TreeThere are several Tembusu Heritage Trees in Singapore (including the iconic tree featured on the Singapore five-dollar note) which have lived for more than 100 years.

Site Preparations & Tree Delivery

Green Wave is a worldwide biodiversity campaign that educates children and

youth on the importance of protecting our natural environment. As Singapore

continues to urbanise, it is critical that it remains green and vibrant so that it

can continue evolving into a City in a Garden. Greenery helps us mitigate the

effects of dense urban living.

Each year at 10am on 22 May, students from around the world plant locally

important trees in their school compounds. This activity, which occurs on local

time, creates a figurative “green wave” that begins in the far east and ripples

across the globe.

Green Wave 2015 will take place during Biodiversity Week for Schools, and as

part of this event, NParks will assist 10 new schools in a tree planting activity.

For each of these schools, NParks will deliver a Tembusu tree and help them

to prepare the tree planting site.

Site selection

Please select a suitable site for your Tembusu tree prior to its delivery. Although a Tembusu tree is slow growing, given time it can reach up to 40m in height.

*An NParks officer will assist you to assess the suitability of the site that you have pre-selected

Here is a checklist to assist you in selecting a suitable sites for your young Tembusu tree;

Ample open space for root growth

Ample air space for crown growth, a Tembusu tree needs plenty of room to grow its branches

Area should receive good sunlight penetration

Area is not shaded out from taller structures or mature trees

There is no water ponding visible for the area selected after raining

Avoid uneven site or slopes

Details of delivery

Dates: 18 to 20 May

Times: 10am to 3pm

*An NParks officer will call to confirm the date and time of delivery in advance

Support provided by NParks

1 x Tembusu tree (about 2 m tall)

Tree Care Kit which consists of;o 1 x Watering cano 2 x Hand shovelo 5 x Pairs of cotton gloveso 1 x 10 L bag of composto Instructional guides on;

“How to plant a tree” “How to care for a tree”

Preparation of the planting site for the Tembusu tree

Green Wave 22 May 2015

Do your part during Green Wave 2015!