Baku, Azerbaijan is a beautiful city and during this post I'll share some observations of the flora throughout the city and highlight a few of the many beautiful parks and areas around the city.
Given that Baku has a semi-arid climate receiving very little annual rainfall and practically zero during the summer months, it is a remarkably green city. The surrounding area is primarily barren with less than 0.5 percent of this territory covered in trees, as you can see from google maps below. This is predominantly due to climatic factors however there are ongoing efforts to regreen the region using a selection of native plants, with a planned planting of 30 million trees.