Facts and Figures About Our Trees

Did you know…

• Vancouver street trees have been in the care and custody of the Vancouver Park Board since 1917;
• Street trees have an estimated value of over $500 million;
• In the past decade, the Park Board has planted almost 40,000 new street trees;
• Nearly 3 million ladybugs are released annually to help control aphid infestations on street trees;
• The most common street tree is the Japanese flowering cherry, with over 17,000 growing on city boulevards;
• The oldest street trees are the broadleaf maple planted in 1897 on Pender Street next to Victory Square;
• The largest street tree, a giant sequoia on the Cambie Street median near King Edward, has a trunk circumference of over 18 ft; and
• VanTree, our computerized tree inventory system, contains over 500,000 street tree work histories and over 60,000 service requests.

The 'numbers' game…

• There are 130,000 trees lining the streets of Vancouver;
• The tree inventory is made up of nearly 600 different species and cultivars;
• Arboriculture staff prune over 18,000 trees each year;
• About 1,100 dead or diseased street trees are removed annually;
• Over 3,500 street trees are planted annually; and
• Street Trees receive over 4,000 service requests a year.

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