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Elm tree located at 616 St. George Street

First heritage tree
Designated on October 16, 2006






Umbrella Elms located at 76 School Street.

These 2 Umbrella Elms are very special looking trees and in very good health. They are a "grafted-on" variety of the European Elm (Ulmus glabra). These trees are estimated to have been planted ~1930, that makes them about 90 years old. That is quite old for the variety of Elm.


Copper Beech located at 62 School Street

This beautiful Beech Tree is located at the edge of the property near the road, in the corner of Champlain Drive. This Copper Beech is a very healthy tree that has never been prunded. It is estimated to be over 150 years old.

The Copper Beech is a variety of the European Beech, which seems to be more resistant to the Beech Bark Disease, which the Native American Beech suffers from.


Grey Poplar located at 124 Victoria Street.

This tree was believed to be a "Silver Poplar". After thorough study it was agreed that they were more likely to be "Gey Poplars", a hybrid out of Silver Poplar and Trembling Aspen.

Poplars have the tendency to hybridize, which makes the identification very challenging because the tree may carry the appearance of either one or both of the species. Poplars are fast growing, this tree was probably planted around 1870. That makes this tree ~140 years old, quite significant since Poplars rarely live that long.

European Beech at 613 St. George Street

This European Beech is a stunning tall tree at the end of a line of beech trees. There is one more green Beech and 2 Copper Beech trees in that row. All of them were probably planted during the Victorian Period, therefore are estimated at ~150 years or older. Beech trees appear as ornamental trees in Victorian style gardens. The owners of this property are very committed to the protection of the tree, they even designed their driveway so that it wouldn't damage the roots or the trunk of the tree. This tree deserves designation as a Heritage Tree because it is reminiscence if th Victorian Period in Annapolis Royal. It is a magnificent healthy tree that hopefully has many more years to live.

Red Oak located at 340 St. George Street

This breathtaking tree is located right across from Fort Anne and invites people to walk over to the entrance of St. Luke's Anglican Church. It is a native tree species that is well adapted to the local climate and grows more rapidly then its relatives. A mature red oak is a rare street tree in Annapolis Royal







Linden Tree located at 441 St. George Street

This Linden Tree is a very outstanding individual. At first sight it looks like two trucks growing out of the ground, though on further inspection is it actually threes trunks. The eye can then follow up each of the ‘trunks' and grasp the crown spread of c. 25m or more. There is a long and deep cavity in the tree which over the years has become the home for honey bees and raccoons.