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South Okanagan Photos

To tree or not to tree – that is the question

Dateline Osoyoos BC:

Operational Services is seeking Council’s direction on the location and species of the Proposed Canada 150 Tree in Gyro Park

In June of 2017 Town Council asked to the Operational Services Department to research into the purchase and placement of a large coniferous tree in Gyro Park to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of Canada’s confederation.

The results of the Operational Services department research is as follows:

The tree nurseries contacted suggested that either a blue spruce or a Colorado blue spruce would be the variety of tree most likely to grow and flourish in the sandy soil at Gyro Park

A 20 foot blue spruce (left) is currently available in the lower mainland for $2,200 plus shipping (estimated to be $1,000). This price does not include the planting of the tree, which would be undertaken by the Operational Services department

An 8 foot Douglas fir (which could grow to 300 feet) is available in Oliver for $89 plus delivery. This price does not include the planting of the tree, which would be undertaken by the Operational Services department.

Relocating any existing larger tree in Gyro Park is not practical since no contractor in the Okanagan Valley processes a tree spade large enough to do this work.