Every neighbourhood has a rich

assortment of native and non- native street . The Beacon Beacon Hill Hill - Simcoe Tour covers the area between Simcoe and Beacon Streets and into Beacon Hill Park – Simcoe by the watering can. Tree Tour There are over 40 tree species growing on the boulevards and in the yards of these few blocks. They include the Giant Sequioas For more information contact: spread throughout the neighbourhood, English Val Schaefer Hawthorns along Beacon Street, Restoration of Natural Systems Program Serbian in the landscaping of the condos along Simcoe and School of Environmental Studies black and Scotch in Beacon University of Victoria Hill Park. Scattered around are PO Box 1700, STN CSC Black Locust, Smoke Tree, Tulip Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 Tree, Arbutus and . Tel: 250 – 472 – 4387 During the walk we’ll discuss the ecology of some of these species and several interesting anecdotes. www.urbanecology.ca The walk will be led by Dr. Val Schaefer, the Academic OR School of Environmental Studies Administrator of the Restoration Shelley Brown Restoration of Natural Systems Program of Natural Systems Program at the University of Victoria. City of Victoria Parks & Recreation Continuing Studies [email protected] 250-361-0705

Legend 1. Scotch (Pinus sylvestris) 2. English Hawthorne (Crataegus laevigata) Beacon Hill/Simcoe Tree Tour 3. European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) 4. Eastern Redcedar () 5. Horse (Aesculus hippocastanum) 6. Bigleaf (Acer macrophyllum) 7. Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 8. English Yew ( baccata) 9. Colorado Blue (Picea pungens) 10. Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) 11. Black Cottonwood ( trichocarpa) 12. English Holly (Ilex aquifolium) 13. Noble (Abies procera) 14. Deodar Cedar () 15. Silver (Betula pendula) 16. Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) 17. Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 18. Garry (Quercus garryana) 19. Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) 20. Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) 21. Silver Birch (Betula pendula) 22. Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) 23. Japanese Cherry ( serrulata) 24. Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) 25. Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika) 26. European Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) 27. Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) 28. Silver Birch (Betula pendula) 29. Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) 30. Magnolia (Magnolia) 31. English Yew () 32. Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii) 33. Atlas Blue Cedar (); English Yew (Taxus baccata) 34. Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) 35. Douglas-fir ( menziesii) 36. Paperbark Birch (Betula papyrifera) 37. English Hawthorne (Crataegus laevigata) 38. Pear (Pyrus calleryana) 39. False Castor Oil (Fatsi japonica) 40. Corkscrew (Corylus avellana) 41. Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) 42. Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) 43. Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) 44. Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) 45. Pissard (Prunus cerasifera), 46. Black Pine (Pinus nigra) and Scotch Pine (Pinus sylvestris) 47. Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) 48. Red Oak (Quercus rubra)