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Top 10 BC Trees
Douglas Fir
The province's economy
was built on the lumber from
this imposing tree that grows
as tall as 300 ft (90 m).
Yellow Cedar
Growing in colder eleva-
tions, its soft wood is the
ideal choice for First Nations
carvings .
Western Red Cedar
Dark, scale-like needles
mark the down swept branches
of this sometimes huge tree .
Hemlock
The most common tree
on the West Coast, the hem-
lock is easily recognizable by
its droopy top .
Camosun Bog, Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Butchart Gardens
Starting in 1904, Mrs. Jenny
Butchart created five spectacular
gardens to beautify her huband's
excavated limestone quarry on
the outskirts of Victoria. Her first
creation was the Japanese
Garden. Next came the lush
Sunken Garden. Some one
million bedding plants blossom
yearly, showcasing 700 plant
varieties (see p101).
Sitka Spruce
The Carmanah Giant, a
Sitka spruce found on Vancou-
ver Island is, at 312 ft (95 m),
the tallest recorded tree in
Canada.
Arbutus
Peeling red-brown bark
marks the arbutus, also known
as the madrona, the only
broad-leafed evergreen tree
native to Canada .
VanDusen Botanical
Garden
The array of flowers, shrubs, and
trees are unrivaled in Vancouver.
Over 7,500 varieties of plants from
six continents take advantage of
the city's four distinct seasons.
Rolling lawns, peaceful lakes,
artistic rockwork, and forested
pockets (see p88).
Pine
Straight lodgepole and
Ponderosa pines grow at
higher elevations .
Dogwood
The white or pink flowers
of the province's floral emblem
bloom in spring .
Japanese
Flowering Cherry
More than 19,000 of these
exquisite blossoming trees
line Vancouver city streets .
Vanier Park
English Bay is the backdrop
for this expansive park near
Granville Island. Largely treeless,
the 37-acre (15-ha) area was
named after Georges P. Vanier,
governor general of Canada from
1959 to 1967. Kite-flyers delight in
the open vista, their colorful kites
dancing in the wind (see p78) .
Maple
Canada's national tree
grows in bigleaf, Douglas,
and vine varieties. Bigleaf
wood is used for First Nations
canoe paddles.
To avoid disappointment, book ahead for a spot at the VanDusen
Botanical Garden's Festival of Lights in December
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