My favourite tree is a ruby red horse chestnut that sits between the cricket pitch and the rugby pitch at Brockton Oval in Stanley Park. It’s my favourite tree because I always sit under it in the summer when I spend a weekend day at Stanley Park. It provides a great shady viewing point when watching cricket and rugby, and often has players sitting under it providing their own commentary on the matches!
The tree is at the top of a hill that looks down onto the seawall, so it a great spot for watching people making their way around. It is also a great tree to sit under when watching seaplanes taking off and landing, and for watching the cruise ships leaving for Alaska come 5 o’clock on Saturdays and Sundays!
As someone who’s not from Vancouver or used to the sunny summer days, the tree provides great shade and a place to experience everything that encompasses a summer day in the city.
– Lynsey Dobbie, Community Garden Co-Coordinator
Vancouver's Great Trees 