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There are many historical, famous, significant, interesting, and tall trees in Stanley Park.
There are many historical trees that commemorate visits of famous people to Stanley Park and are part of Vancouver's history!
There are many different types of trees in Stanley Park including Douglas Firs, Norway spruce, Sitka spruce(few), pine trees(stand near malkin bowl, magnolia(behind Stanley Park Pavilion, and sand palms among others.
We will also tell you where to find the tall trees in Stanley Park that are some of the tallest trees in the world.
In the spring the cherry blossoms on the Cherry Trees are so beautiful.
Here is a list of the trees that are significant:
The Hollow Tree is the most photographed and famous tree in Stanley Park!
This tree was so large that for over 100 years people have been taking photos of it with carriages and cars inside it!
The tree has long since died, but the shell of it was saved and it is still a sight to be seen!
The National Geographic Tree is a 1000+ year old tree made popular after appearing in the National Geographic magazine.
Unfortunately, it has since fallen down and is being reclaimed by nature. How it ended up like this is a story in of itself!
The Seven Sisters were 7 giant trees that formed what many considered a "cathedral" and were at one time the most famous trees in Stanley Park!
We have discovered something that very few people know about one of the Sisters!
The Queen Elizabeth Oak Tree is an oak tree from the Royal Forest at Windsor planted on the coronation day May 12th, 1937.
The Queen Elizabeth that we are referring to is the mother of the mother of the current king!
The Jody Taylor Memorial Tree was planted in memory of Jody Taylor, a city arborist, who died tragically on March 31, 2016 while trimming a tree in Connaught Park.
The Peace Train Tree was planted in commemoration of the Peace Train on which Soviet and Canadian children rode in 1988.
The King Edward VII Oak tree was planted for his coronation at Brockton Pavilion.
There was a plaque, but it is long since gone. However, we know what it said!
The plaque said:
King Edward the VII Oak
Planted on the day of his coronation August 9, 1902.
The 125th Anniversary Tree was planted in 2013 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Stanley Park.
The Junior Forest Wardens Tree is a tree planted in earth from all parts of British Columbia.
The King George VI oak tree is a little known historic tree in Stanley Park.
The New Seven Sisters Trees are 7 new trees that were planted a few metres down the trail from the original Seven Sisters.
The John Drainie Memorial Tree is a tree that commemorates the famous Canadian actor.
The Comedy Tree was planted by a famous actress in the Shakespeare Garden to commemorate Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" play.
The Tragedy Tree and plaque was planted by a famous actor in the Shakespeare Garden to commemorate Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of King Lear".
The Shakespeare Tercentenary tree commemorates the tercentenary of Shakespeare by the Vancouver Shakespeare Society in 1916.
The Peter Caverhill Tree commemorates Peter Caverhill who was the chief forester of British Columbia.
The Rotary International Tree commemorates the visit of Syndey A. Pascall who was the international president in 1932.
The Francis Willard bush commemorates her visit to Vancouver and the bush she planted. She was the head of the Womans Christian Temperance Union and was a pioneer in the women's rights movement.
The Fallen Tree is a craggly tree that fell over during one of the big windstorms that swept through Stanley Park. Since then, it has become a favourite of children to climb on!
The 25th Anniversary Truck Loggers Association Tree was planted in 1968 obviously to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Truck Loggers Association.
More about the 25th Anniversary Truck Loggers Association Tree...
The Canadian Forestry Corps Trees are 3 Oak Trees from Windsor England (and plaque) planted near the Harding Memorial.
We have yet to find these trees and the plaque!
The tallest tree in Stanley Park is currently a 206 foot (63m) Douglas Fir which resides in a Douglas Fir stand at the south end of Beaver Lake in Stanley Park. It is 50 metres east from the intersection of Wren and South Creek trails. There is a large stump on the south side of the trail from which you can view the tree to the north. It is believed that the great fire in Vancouver in 1886 burned this area thus giving root to this tree!
Another set of large trees is an old growth stand located just east of Pipeline Road north of the parking lot. These trees are about 450 years old and are probably where the seeds for the current tallest tree came from.
Although Stanley Park has some of the tallest trees in the world, there are some even taller trees (1 at UBC, a few in Burnaby, some on the North Shore and in Coquitlam) in the region.
There are many cherry trees in Stanley Park. The best place to see them when they are in blossom is at the Lumbermens Arch and at the Rose Garden.