Interested in becoming a volunteer Tree Talks and Walks guide? Join our course to learn all about flowering cherry trees, and become a guide in our upcoming 2025 season!

Location: Roundhouse Community Centre

Dates:

• Friday, February 21st, 6:00-7:30 PM
• Saturday, March 8th, 2:30-4:00 PM

Cost: $25

Instructor: Douglas Justice, UBC Botanical Garden’s Associate Director of Horticulture and Curation and Tree Talks & Walks Guide

This two part course introduces prospective walk leaders to the diversity of Vancouver’s cherries, outlines tips and tricks for recognizing common cultivars, and provides opportunities to learn some basic botany, ecology and horticulture as they relate to ornamental cherries. Learn about

• History of Vancouver‘s Cherry Trees
• Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival
• Cherry Tree Grafting
• Ornamental Cherries
• Cherry Trees and the Changing Climate
• “Sato-zakura"