Saturday, October 12, 2019

Changi Airport Interior Trees

 Interior landscape like the above gets changed from time to time according to the holidays or themes. The plants and trees would get some time in an outdoor nursery to take up natural sunlight when they are not on display.

 But how about trees that are permanently planted indoors like this Heteropanax fragrans (Fragrant Aralia). Taken on 12 Nov 2017 at T4 presumably shortly after opening.

Same tree after almost two years. Taken on 19 Sep 2019.

 Another tree of the same species looking deprived of sunlight. It had some artificial lighting to help it, although its not much help.


 Ficus benghalensis (Indian Banyan) looking balanced even though one side is facing natural sunlight.


 Ficus maclellandii (Alii Fig), which I mistakened for Ficus celebensis (Weeping Fig) initially. One side of the tree seemed to have more leaves than the side facing away from the natural sunlight.

 The tree was topped at some point to prevent the apex from hitting the false celling.


I did not get the name of this tree despite the name tag being on the tree. Does not look like Heteropanax fragrans or Ficus species. Still looking good presumably due to the natural sunlight from the clear roof.

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