Christmas in Taiwan IV – Indian Laurels

One of the nice things about Taipei is the Indian laurel fig tree, or Ficus microcarpa if you prefer, or perhaps more commonly banyan trees. They’re still everywhere and in parts of the city provide lovely canopies along streets. Apparently they are officially the ‘city tree’ which is interesting as I didn’t know cities had official trees and to be honest I’m not quite sure why they should? I don’t have anything particularly interesting to say about Indian laurel fig trees and their proliferation across Taipei except they make the city look nice!