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TIL the Arbutus tree is the only native broadleaf evergreen tree in Canada and is only grown in the south of BC (lemmy.ca)
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Here are more nerdy details on the plant: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/silviculture/tree-species-selection/tree-species-compendium-index/arbutus

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[–] crazycanadianloon@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I think it’s a common municipal bylaw for communities on Vancouver Island that every second business has be named “Arbutus” something.

I lived in Vancouver way too long to not have realized Arbutus was a tree of some sort. There is a neighbourhood with tree themed street names and it never occurred to me to investigate what type of tree Arbutus was amongst the Yew and Birch routes. My partner said he thought Arbutus was just some historical dude.