Vancouver Trees is a mobile app that describes commonly cultivated trees in the Metro Vancouver area. Users of the app can browse the extensive catalogue of nearly a thousand different trees, each one accurately described by its identification features, ecological needs and availability. Users can search the library of tree images, view tree locations on maps, and create favourite plant lists, either to share or to make a personal archive for quick referencing. The advanced search capability allows users to search for trees based on a long list of identification features and landscape use criteria.
The app is a comprehensive resource for students, landscape professionals, gardeners, arborists, or anyone else with an interest in Vancouver’s trees. Vancouver Trees will definitely help users to make informed decisions when planting and designing with trees. The Vancouver Trees mobile app is available in a professional version (Vancouver Trees Pro) with all of the above features, and in a no-frills basic version (Vancouver Trees Basic) for casual users.
About the Author
Douglas Justice has been seriously involved with plants for more than forty years. Before his formal horticultural and botanical education, Douglas worked as a propagator and grower at a wholesale nursery and also spent time as a gardener. Throughout his life, he has been captivated by the beauty and wonder of all plants. Douglas is head of horticulture and curator of collections at UBC Botanical Garden. He also teaches in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at UBC, and in the Horticulture Training Program at the UBC Botanical Garden.
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