Large, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree with spirally-arranged glossy, dark green leaves. It produces racemes up to 5 inches long of unusual green flowers in late spring to early summer. Suits a woodland garden or may be used as a specimen; makes a good container plant. Slow growing, it...
This tree is a true living fossil and one of the oldest known conifers still surviving today. Slow growing, individual trees can live for centuries, if not millennia. Well suited to temperate coastal climates, this tree will be the focal point of any garden. Occurs in mixed middle altitude cloud...
This is an elegant small to medium sized tree that may be single or multi-trunked. This seed was collected from a specimen with bright orange-red berries.
This palm is one of only two or three species hardy enough to grow in VanDusen Gardens, without any special winter protection, in the far south-western corner of Canada. These palms have been growing here long enough to have grown their second and third generations. This single-stemmed evergreen...
The glossy, copper coloured bark is often considered to be this tree's greatest asset, but the white blooms in spring, and the golden leaves in autumn make this an invaluable addition to any garden. This deciduous tree has an ultimate height and spread of 30 feet.
A large deciduous shrub or small tree with bright green pinnate leaves. The trunk and branches are well armed with broad pyramidal spines, but otherwise sport smooth grey bark. Panicles of pale green flowers are produced in early summer, followed by clusters of aromatic pink fruit in the fall....
