Measuring between 25 and 50 metres tall, Gardens by the Bay's Supertrees are designed with large canopies that provide shade in the day and come alive with an exhilarating display of lights and sounds at night.
These unique trees can be found all around the Gardens – twelve at the Supertree Grove, while the remaining six are placed in clusters of threes at the Golden and Silver Gardens.
You can take in a different view of the Gardens and stroll along the OCBC Skyway, a 128-metre long walkway connecting two Supertrees at the Supertree Grove.
CONSTRUCTION
Each Supertree comprises four major parts:
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Reinforcement concrete core – Inner vertical structure that upholds the Supertree.
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Trunk – A steel frame that is attached around the reinforcement concrete core.
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Planting panels – Installed on the trunk in preparation for the planting of the living skin.
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Canopy – Shaped like an inverted umbrella, the canopy was assembled and hoisted via a hydraulic jack system (except the 50-metre Supertree canopy which was assembled at its final height).
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE FUNCTIONS
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11 Supertrees have canopies embedded with environmentally sustainable functions.
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Some will have photovoltaic cells to harvest solar energy for lighting up the Supertrees. Others are integrated with the Cooled Conservatories and serve as air exhaust receptacles.
PLANTS
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Over 158,000 plants comprising more than 700 species and varieties of bromeliads, orchids, ferns and tropical flowering climbers have been planted on the 18 Supertrees.
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Examples of some of the species include the Tillandsia stricta from Brazil, Tillandsia fasciculate from Panama, Cattleya maxima from Ecuador, and Pseudorhipsalis from Costa Rica.
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The Supertrees have different planting schemes in various colours ranging from warm tones like reds, browns, orange and yellows, to cooler hues like silver and pink.
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The plants were chosen based on the following considerations:
- Suitability for vertical planting
- Lightweight and hardy
- Soil-less
- Ease of maintanence
- Suitability for Singapore’s climate
- Not commonly found in Singapore
- High visual interest
To log in this virtual, you will have to go to the Gardens by the Bay and take a picture of yourself with the supertrees behind you, to attach to your log. Alternatively, a picture of a card with your player's name, the GC of the cache and that shows the trees in the background will be accepted.
Good visit and enjoy
Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.