Hollow Tree

For other uses, see Hollow tree (disambiguation).

Hollow Tree
The tree in 2024
Hollow Tree Location in Metro Vancouver
Species	Western redcedar ( Thuja plicata )
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°18′25″N123°09′13″W / 49.306914°N 123.153613°W / 49.306914; -123.153613

Hollow Tree is a Western red cedar tree stump and a popular landmark in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

History

The tree was damaged during a December 2006 windstorm and was slated for removal. In 2009, the Stanley Park Hollow Tree Conservation Society was formed and began raising money from private donors to preserve the landmark. A metal frame was installed within the tree to hold the structure in place. A ceremony for the restored tree was held in October 2011. ^{[1] [2]}

Two "suspicious" fires were put out by firefighters in September 2014. ^[3]

Gallery

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  An undated photo from Frank Gowen's Vancouver, 1914–1931, showing an elephant lifting a woman with its trunk, standing inside the tree
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  Interior of the tree, showing the supporting metal frame
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  The tree in 2014

See also

• List of individual trees

References

1. Vancouver, City of (22 June 2016). "Landmarks in Stanley Park". Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
2. Kalman, Harold; Whitehead, Lorne (2011). "Conservation of the Hollow Tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park" (PDF). APT Bulletin . 42 (4): 3–11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
3. "Stanley Park's hollow tree catches fire". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

External links

• Media related to Hollow Tree at Wikimedia Commons