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Tree of the Month

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- Abies homolepis (Nikko fir) - August 2016
- Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) - October 2015
- Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven) - September 2010 (Also see Deciduous trees)
- Alnus rubra (Red alder) - May 2014
- Araucaria araucana (Monkey puzzle tree) - November 2010
- Arbutus menziesii (Arbutus, Pacific madrone) - March 2014
- Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta' (Strawberry tree) - October/November 2016 (photo)

- Betula maximowicziana (Monarch birch) - May 2016
- Betula nigra ‘Heritage River' (River birch) - September 2011
- Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper mulberry, tapa cloth tree) - January 2017
 
- Camellia japonica ‘Lady Mackinnon’ (Japanese camellia) - February 2017
- Carrierea calycina (Goat horn tree) - July 2013
- Castanea dentata (American chestnut) - August 2013
- Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' - July 2010
- Cedrus deodara (Deodar cedar) - April/May 2013
- Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon) - August 2015
- Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ - August 2012
- Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (Pink dogwood) - June 2013
- Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry) - February 2016
- Crataegus monogyna ‘Biflora’ (Glastonbury thorn) - December 2012
- Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’ (Cristate Japanese cedar) - February 2013
 
- Davidia involucrata (Dove tree) - May 2012
- Decaisnea insignis (Dead man’s fingers) - October 2012
 
- Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila (Alpine snow gum) - December 2013
 
- Fraxinus excelsior ‘Angustifolia’ (Narrowleaf European ash) - October/November 2014
 
- Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair tree, yinxing) - May-June 2017
- Gymnocladus dioica (Kentucky coffeetree) - September 2012
 
- Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel) - January 2014
 
- Koelreuteria paniculata (Goldenrain tree) - August 2010
 
- Juglans cinerea (Butternut) - June 2015
 
- Laburnum × watereri ‘Vossii’ (Hybrid goldenchain tree) - Spring 2013
- Larix kaempferi (Japanese larch, karamatsu) - April 2014
- Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree) - June 2014

- Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala - April 2016
- Magnolia macrophylla (Bigleaf magnolia)- August 2014
- Magnolia salicifolia (Willowleaf magnolia) - July 2015
- Malus pumila 'Lobo' (Lobo apple) - September 2016
- Mespilus (Medlar) - October 2010
- Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn redwood) - July 2016
- Morus alba ‘Unryu’ (White mulberry) - September 2015
- Morus nigra (Black mulberry) - August 2011
 
- Nothofagus dombeyi (Coigüe or Dombey’s southern beech) - March 2013

- Picea abies 'Virgata' (Snakebranch spruce) - March 2016
- Picea chihuahuana (Chihuahuan spruce) - February 2014
- Picea omorika (Serbian spruce) - December 2011
- Pinus contorta var. or subsp. contorta (Shore pine) - Dec. 2015
- Pinus coulteri (Coulter’s pine) - January 2015
- Pinus longaeva (Bristlecone pine, Ancient pine or Great Basin bristlecone pine) - March 2011
- Pinus wallichiana (Himalayan pine) - December 2017
- Populus tremuloides (Trembling aspen) - September 2013
- Prunus serrula (Birchbark cherry) - December 2014
- Prunus × yedoensis ‘Akebono’ - April 2012
- Prunus subhirtella var. pendula ‘Beni-shidare’ syn. P. pendula ‘Pendula Rosea’(Weeping higan cherry) - April 2011
- Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) - Dec. 2010
 
- Quercus garryana (Garry oak) - June 2012
- Quercus ilex (Holm oak or Holly oak) - March 2017
 
- Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ (Golden false acacia) - July 2011
- Rhododendron calophytum var. calophytum (Tree rhododendron) - March 2012
 
- Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma (Golden weeping willow) - April/May 2015
- Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras) - March 2015
- Sciadopitys verticillata (Japanese umbrella pine, koyamaki) - December 2016
- Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia) - September 2014
- Sorbus hupehensis ‘Pink Pagoda’ (Mountain ash) - November 2013
- Stewartia monadelpha (Orangebark or Tall stewartia) - July 2012

- Taiwania cryptomerioides (Coffin tree) - October 2013
- Taxodium distichum (Bald cypress) - October 2011
- Thuja plicata (Western red cedar ) - February 2011
- Trachycarpus fortunei (Windmill palm) - November 2015
- Tsuga canadensis 'Curley' (Dwarf eastern hemlock) - April 2017
- Tsuga mertensiana (Mountain hemlock) - February 2015
 
- Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ (Formerly Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’) (Weeping Nootka cypress) - January/February 2012
(on hold due to Reduced Staffing, July 2017)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 






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      • Grotto Area & Black Garden
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    • Collections >
      • Ash Collection
      • Camellia Collection
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    • Gardens >
      • Gardens A-D >
        • Alma VanDusen Garden
        • Backyard Bird Garden
        • Bentall Garden
        • Black Garden
        • Canadian Heritage Garden >
          • Bees
          • Canadian Heritage Orchard
        • Cascadia Garden
        • Cherry Grove
        • Chilean Garden
      • Gardens E-H >
        • Eastern North America Garden
        • Fern Dell
        • Formal Rose Garden
        • Fragrance Garden
        • Heather Garden
        • Herb Garden
        • Heritage Rose Garden
      • Gardens I-P >
        • Laburnum Walk
        • Livingstone Lake
        • Meconopsis Dell
        • Meditation Garden
        • Mediterranean Garden
        • Ornamental Grasses
        • Perennial Garden
      • Gardens R-Z >
        • Rhododendron Walk
        • Sino-Himayalan Region
        • South African Garden
        • Southern Hemisphere
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        • Vegetable Garden
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    • Dynamic Symmetry - Fibonacci Spirals
    • Flowers
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    • Germination
    • Habitats and Environments
    • Hormones
    • Leaves
    • Life on Earth
    • Light, Energy, and Rainbows
    • Plant Calendars
    • Pollination
    • Pollen
    • Roots
    • Scents
    • Seeds
    • Soil
    • Stems
    • Vascular Plants
    • Web of Interdependence
    • Weeds
  • Bloedel
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    • ERICA, ERICA'S TREE (and a short history of Guiding) - June 14, 2018
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