A large, fast growing ornamantal tree with shedding bark and spreading branches. We have many in the collection, including a group planted together and another large specimen on the public footpath.
Found on Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island in around 1791 and first introduced to the Veitch nursery in 1853 by William Lobb. We don’t have a date for our specimens but they are likely planted around 1860.
Considered the Tree of Life by many of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest, as the tree gave them everything that they needed for life: food, the ability to carry water using baskets, clothing, medicine, canoes and shelter materials.
The needles emit a pleasant, fruity scent when crushed. We think this smells a little like a pineapple sweet – try it and let us know!
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