UBC Botanical Garden was established in 1916 with 900 species. By the late 1930s, the Botanical Garden included significant collections of British Columbia natives, willows, alpines, aquatics and medicinal plants, as well as native and exotic trees in the campus arboretum. Unfortunately, much of the old collections were lost or integrated with the campus plantings. The only remnants visible today are some very fine trees near the centre of campus.
History of Plant Collections
Over the past 110 years, the UBC Botanical Garden has amassed a collection of a variety of species that have changed greatly over time.