Our Environment

THE Monkey Pot tree, the scientific name of which is Lecythis zabucajo, is one of a large number of lesser known exotic trees which grow in Guyana’s rainforests.The Monkey Pot is a large-canopy nut-producing tree which grows up to over 100 feet tall. Its impressive, very symmetrical  and umbrella-shaped canopy can be as much as […]

DESIGNING a garden landscape is an art that is not hard to master. One does not have to have a big lawn, the skills of a master gardener, expensive tools, or abundance of plants. One really just has to select the right type of plants for the right location. So says landscaping expert and former

VISITORS to the Mangrove Reserve Tour at Golden Grove/Belfield, East Coast Demerara are now being entertained with drumming, dancing and singing by ‘Joker Is Wild’, a troupe of local masqueraders.  Moreover, the tour includes a visit to the mangrove forest.

THE Casuarina tree, known locally as the Needle and Thread tree, is another tree that is popular at this time as a living Christmas tree, being an evergreen shrub.The foliage consists of long, wispy pine needles, tiny brown flowers, and tiny cone–like fruits that contain seeds.

THE symmetrical triangular outline and softly flowing texture of its foliage make the Norfolk Island pine one of the most popular living Christmas trees, even though it is a bit expensive and is admittedly a bit hard to find locally.

THE Juniper tree can be decorated as a great living Christmas Tree, and can double as part of your home décor for years to come.

THERE are several huge Eucalyptus  trees in the National Park. The Eucalyptus tree can grow to a height of over one hundred feet.

The Crabwood tree, scientifically known Carapa guianensis  is a member of the  mahogany family .Carapa is not known to many Guyanese on the coastland since it is a  common element of the rainforest canopy   found predominantly along rivers, on periodically flooded or swampy locations or on low hills of the hinterland.

GREENHEART (Chlorocardium rodiei), also known as Demerara Greenheart, is the strongest and stiffest wood in the world; and Guyana has the distinction of being its native country.

IF anyone in Guyana speaks to you about ‘the painkiller bush’, listeners of other climes may understand that person to be referring to the Indian mulberry tree, also known as the Great Morinda tree, or the Nunaakai (Tamil Nadu, India) tree, the Dog Dumpling (Barbados) Tree, Mengkudu (Indonesia and Malaysia), Apatot (Philippines), Kumudu (Bali), Pace