[CANUFNET] Shout out for Canadian Tree Stories!

[ConsultingArborist .]

Well, I can think of a few offhand. I leave the details to you (or email me
if you're stuck), but here's the executive summary versions:

1) The origin of the Macintosh apple.
2) Jacques Cartier and the vitamin C in white cedars.
3) Black ash - natives use it for basket-making.
4) Dr. Doug Larson and the discovery of ancient cedars on the Niagara
escarpment.
5) There is a "forest" of tree stumps at the bottom of Georgian Bay.
6) The tulip-tree at Woodside National Historic Site in Kitchener.
7) Toronto subway construction coincides with a sudden decline in hemlocks.

Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)
Consulting Arborist-Ecologist
ISA Certified Arborist #ON-1178A
Tel: 613-923-8833
Web: www.oliverkilian.com/treecare


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Brenlee/Robinson <
brenlee.robinson at gmail.com> wrote:

>  CANADIAN HISTORY RETOLD - THROUGH TREE STORIES!
>
>
> Do you have a tree story you wish other Canadians knew about?
>
> Do you know of a tree story that contributes to our knowledge of our own
> Canadian history?
>
> I would like to compile tree stories that help contribute to our
> appreciation of Canadian history.   I need your help to do it.
>
> This need not be a single tree, it might be a stand, or any other grouping
> of trees.   There might be something quirky about a species - like Black
> Ash being grown specifically for use for sticks in our national game of
> lacrosse.
>
> It could be something like the first incidence of urban forest civil
> action when in 1958 Winnipeg neighbourhood ladies surrounded a huge Elm
> tree to protect it from removal for road expansion.
> -OR -
> Why is there an oak leaf on the PEI flag but hardly any oaks in PEI?
> -OR-
> The story of the 100 plus year old Kinsol trestle bridge in BC made out of
> Douglas Fir and still in use.
>
> If you have a tree story that you wish other Canadians or visitors to
> Canada knew about, please contact me!  If you can help me bring these
> historic tree stories to a wider audience, I will make the process as
> painless as possible!    I will greatly appreciate it, and so will the
> trees!
>
> Everyone contributing a story will be acknowledged in the final product.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Brenlee Robinson,
> Master of Forest Conservation
> Former Director, Ontario Urban Forest Council
>
> Brenlee.robinson at gmail.com
>
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