Trees in Metro Vancouver Area

Trees in Metro Vancouver Area

Following is the revised and updated (4 December 2010) text of the brochure, TREES IN THE LOWER MAINLAND, published by the Botany Section of Nature Vancouver, in 2001. If you notice any errors or outdated information, please contact Kelly Sekhon.

Public arboretums, Urban Forests and Tree walks in Metro Vancouver

Your Invitation to: Visit, Learn, Support and Enjoy
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Arboretums and Botanical Gardens:

Riverview Arboretum, Coquitlam. Daylight hours, free, self guided tour. Riverview Horticultural Society, www.rhcs.org or 604-942-7378
Queen Elizabeth Arboretum, Vancouver. Native and exotic trees. Access: 33rd and Cambie St.
Stanley Park, Vancouver. Native and exotic trees. Stanley Park Ecological Society, http://www.stanleyparkecology.ca or 604-257-6907
VanDusen Botanical Garden, 37th and Oak St. Vancouver. Entry fee. http://vancouver.ca/PARKS/parks/vandusen/website/ or 604-878-9274
University of B.C. Botanical Garden, Vancouver. 604-822-9666. Entry fee in summer, free in winter.
University of B.C. Grounds, Vancouver. S.W. Marine Drive and West Mall Plant Operations 604-822-9483
Redwood Park, on 20th Ave, between 176 & 180 St., Surrey. 50 species of trees. Surrey Parks, 604-501-5050
Cypress Provincial Park, West Vancouver. Subalpine trees. Walk with names. 604-924-2200
Park and Tilford Gardens, North Vancouver. 440 - 333 Brooksbank Ave. 604-984-8200
Green Timbers Arboretum at the Surrey Nature Centre, 14255-96th Ave, Surrey. 604-502-6065. 77 species of trees.
Research Station Arboretum, Agassiz. Canada Agriculture, 6947 Highway No. 1. 604-796-2221

Urban Forests and Tree Walks:

Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver. 604-224-5739
Lower Seymour Demonstration Forest, North Vancouver. 604-520-6442
UBC Research Forest, Maple Ridge. 604-463-8148
Self-guided Tree walk in Kitsilano www.kitstreemap.com
Sunnyside Urban Forest, Surrey. 604-501-5000, 604-501-5050
Stanley Park, Vancouver. 604- 257-6907
Central Park, Burnaby. 604-420-1215
Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver. 604-925-7200
Minnekhada Regional Park Coquitlam. 604-530-4983
Green Timbers and Forest Arboretum. B.C. Forest Service Reserve, Surrey, 14255-96th Ave. 604-660-8869
Campbell Valley Regional Park Langley. 604-530-4983
Kournosoff Wildlife Centre, Chilliwack. Corner of Hope and Camp roads.

Street Tree Walks:

Alma Street self Guided Tour, Vancouver. 604-257-8600. For the brochure, please see Web Pages below.
Grand Boulevard, North Vancouver.
Shaughnessy Crescent, Vancouver. 604- 257 -8600

References:

Trees: Their Natural History. Peter Thomas. Cambridge University Press, 2000
Trees of Vancouver. Gerald B. Straley. UBC Press, 1992
Tales of the Trees Riverview Lands, Coquitlam. Val Adolph. 2000. Key Books 8376 Centre Street Delta, BC, V4C3X4
The Natural History of Stanley Park. The Vancouver Natural History Society. PO Box 3021 Vancouver BC V6B 3X5
Redwood Park: An Arboretum. (1979) White. Rock and Surrey Naturalists Society, Box 75044, Surrey B.C. V4B 5L3
Trees in Canada. John Laird Farrar. Markham Ont., Fitshenry & Whiteside 1995
Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in B.C. C.P. Lyons and W. Merrillees. Lone Pine Press 1995
Plants of Coastal Brisith Columbia. J. Pojar and A.R. MacKinnon Lone Pine Press.1994
Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest. A. Kruckeberg 2nd Edition 1996 Univ. of Washington Press
The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. A. Mitchell. Collins 1988
Trees of North America and Europe. R. Phillips. Random, House 1994
Trees A J. Coombes. Dorly, Kindearley Press 1992

Web Pages:

Learning to Recognize Trees of British Columbia: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/
Trees of British Columbia: http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/wilderness/forest/index.html
Street Tree Tour - Alma Street and Tenth Avenue: http://vancouver.ca/parks/activecommunity/pdf/StepOut_StreetTreeWalkBrochure.pdf
Seymour Demonstration Forest: http://findfamilyfun.com/sdf.htm
Cypress Provincial Park: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/cypress
VanDusen Botanical Garden Virtual Tour: http://vancouver.ca/parks/parks/vandusen/website/generalInformation/virtualTour.htm
Vancouver Natural History Society: http://www.naturevancouver.ca
UBC Botanical Garden: http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/
Old U.B.C. Arboretum: http://www.cfkeep.org/uploads/treewalk.pdf

Note:

The UBC "Old Arboretum" is the original site of the UBC Botanical Garden, today all that remains are trees planted in 1916 by John_Davidson. The old arboretum is now home to many buildings including the First Nations House of Learning.

Produced by:

Botany Section of Nature Vancouver. 604-737-3074
Lower Mainland Section of Native Plant Society of B.C. 604-255-5719
BC Nature. 604-737-3057