Our Environment

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

IMPROPER handling and indiscriminate disposal of solid waste in open spaces and road margins give rise to numerous potential risks to the environment and to human health.

THE Botanical Gardens, one of the popular recreational parks in Georgetown, is 135 years old this year.

GARDENERS harvest plants at different stages, depending on how the harvested plants or plant parts are to be used. Crops grown for their fruit, such as tomatoes and boulangers, are harvested when the fruit is ripe. Some plants are harvested before they flower; lettuce and spinach, for example, are grown for their tender leaves, and