SINGAPORE: A new nursery for planting and growing coastal trees was launched at Pulau Ubin on Saturday (Sep 11) as part of efforts to rejuvenate the island\u0027s coasts. The coastal arboretum will showcase about 500 trees from around 70 native species. They include the critically endangered Sea Tristania
SINGAPORE: A new nursery for planting and growing coastal trees was launched at Pulau Ubin on Saturday as part of efforts to rejuvenate the island's coasts.
"It will supplement other habitat enhancement projects on mainland Singapore as well," said the National Parks Board . "This includes the reintroduction of coastal native plants at parks such as Coney Island Park.", a 5.3ha facility for field studies, the new arboretum will serve as a valuable reference resource for students and researchers studying Pulau Ubin’s biodiversity, said NParks.
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