Palm Trees of Vancouver!

[Metro-One]

Why the heck not.

I have the same thread in the "your city photos" section, but I thought we should have one in the Vancouver section as well. (I don't think I have done this before here, if I have indeed started the exact same thread years ago in this section, I apologize!)

So it is no surprise that I love gardening and I especially love windmill palms and other exotics. I think that in the right locations in and around the South Coast they look great and add a nice flare to the city.

As some of you may already know I was in Vancouver this summer and had to take some pictures of the local palm trees in and around Vancouver

Enjoy!

First stop is the classic spot, English Bay.

Blue Sky Vancouver by Ian, on Flickr

English Bay Palm Trees by Ian, on Flickr

English Bay Summer by Ian, on Flickr

Davie Street Palms by Ian, on Flickr

My personal favorite of the set. I love this small pocket park.

Vancouver Palm Trees by Ian, on Flickr

Summer Palms, Vancouver by Ian, on Flickr

Denman Palms by Ian, on Flickr

A nice pair along Denman outside of a coffee shop.

Sitting Under Palms by Ian, on Flickr

A few in North Vancouver near the Sea Bus.

North Shore Palms by Ian, on Flickr

Walking Between Palms by Ian, on Flickr

Last but not least these two on King Edward Street are of decent size.

Vancouver Palm Trees by Ian, on Flickr

I also recently learned of a local Vancouverite who is selling palms locally (and who also plans on donating some to the city in the future for other parks). Here is the website if interested: http://www.paradisepalms.ca/

Would be great to add some palms to a few more local parks / along the seawall.

Please feel free to add your own pictures of palms and other exotics in and around Metro-Vancouver! (and discuss as well)