Heritage Tree

Look behind the plaque and to the left there is a group of trees, the large one in the middle is the heritage tree. A Heritage tree is a typically large, individual tree with unique value. This tree is the one of tallest in the City of Surrey. The Heritage tree is a Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Douglas firs can grow up to 300 feet tall, but so far, this one is only 125 feet. This tree was designated as a Heritage tree in August 1997 by the city of Surrey. The deep hope for the heritage tree is that we will preserve it for the future and remember its value from the past. You are not able to go in the forest, but you can get good pictures of the heritage tree from the path. But don’t worry! The city of Surrey is going to build a path so that you will be able to walk up to the tree. As you stand and look at this tree we hope you can care not only for this tree, but all trees.