Hsiao has a simple and direct passion for trees that began during his military service. He had graduated from NTU in plant pathology and microbiology before entering the military. The base he was posted to happened to have a sick tree, and an officer called him out to investigate.
對於樹，蕭文偉有股直接與單純的熱情，因緣際會踏上此行，得從當兵時候說起。