Tree Sale

Help us reach the City goal of a 27% canopy coverage within New Westminster by 2030! By partnering with residents, the City continues with its goal of planting 3,300 trees on private land, and a further 8,500 on public land by 2030. Read the complete Urban Forest Management Strategy.

The tree sale occurs bi-annually and provides an opportunity for New Westminster residents to purchase up to two trees for their property at a reduced cost.

Attention Residents of Apartments and Condominiums: Balcony spaces can host a tree too! Check out the European Strawberry Tree and Spring Grove Ginkgo below and add or start greening efforts on your balcony.

SALE STARTS: Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am
ORDER PICK UP: Oct. 28, 2023, 9:00 - 11:00 am, City Hall. Pickup Instructions
Trees that are not picked up by 11:00 am will be sold for cash or donated to the City‘s tree planting program.

ONLINE ACCOUNT REQUIRED An online account is required to order a tree. Ordering by phone is available but an online account is necessary. Setting up your account in advance will increase your chances of purchasing a tree. Order online for your best chance of securing a tree. Sales are limited.

Prepare to purchase a tree!

Set up an online account and save your credit card information in advance. If you’ve already have an account for program registration you have an account!
Trouble setting up your account? Call for help. 604.527.4567
Review the tree options and select your two favorites.
Login on Oct. 5, 10:00 am! After logging in, if you don’t see the product page, go to My Profile > Products, to find the list of trees.

ORDER PICKUP INFORMATION
New Westminster City Hall
Saturday, Oct. 28, 9:00 - 11:00 am
DIRECTIONS:

Access from Tipperary Park via Fourth Street. Upon entry, turn left into the City Hall parking area and follow direction signs towards back parking lot.

Please remain in your vehicle at all times. City staff will load your trees into your vehicle.

Exit the pickup area on to Sixth Street.

Please note:

Please have space cleared in your trunk or back seat BEFORE you arrive.

Trees that have not being picked up by 11:00 am will be sold for cash or donated to the City’s tree planting program.
WHICH TREE IS RIGHT FOR ME?
Select trees based on their height and spread measurements (listed below). These numbers represent the tree’s size at maturity to help you estimate the space needs of your new tree.

Do you live in an apartment or condominium? Balcony spaces can host a tree too! Check out the European Strawberry Tree to add or start greening efforts on your balcony!
WHERE AND HOW DO I PLANT MY TREE?
Instruction on properly planting a tree can be found here: https://www.treesaregood.org/treeowner/plantingatree

Please plant the tree at least 2 meters from any City property line. This will ensure that ownership of the tree remains clear throughout the tree’s life. Following a similar guideline for planting distances from adjacent private properties is also recommended.

Please do NOT plant trees on City property. Tree planting on City property is done by the City staff and takes into consideration existing or planned infrastructure, environmental needs, and neighbourhood characteristics.

TREE SPECIES
Select up to two trees for your property or balcony!
- Celestial Dogwood (Cornus x rutgersensis 'Rutdan' PP7204)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 5 – 7 m
  Spread: 3 – 5 m
  Growth Rate: Medium
  Sun: Full sun or partial shade
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Fruit: None
  Shipping Size: 2.5 m tall in a # 5 pot (20 L)
  
  This tree is slightly narrower in form than many standard dogwoods making it better for use in tighter spaces. The flowers are white and abundant. A member of the Stellar series of dogwoods, the tree is one of six successful clones resulting from the crossing of Flowering dogwood and Kousa dogwood. Celestial was patented in 1990 and has proven successful in resisting dogwood anthracnose (leaf blotch), a destructive pathogen that has claimed many of British Columbia’s native Pacific dogwood.
- European Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 2 – 3 m
  Spread: 1 – 2 m
  Growth Rate: Slow
  Flower: White with pink (flower in early fall)
  Sun: Full sun or partial shade
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Fruit: Small round orange-red fruit with a pit
  Shipping Size: 0.7 – 1.0 m tall in a # 5 pot (20 L)
  
  Native to southwestern Ireland, this long-cultivated relative of our own native pacific arbutus (madrone) shares similar characteristics: Slow growth, evergreen leaves, and interesting bark patterns. Makes a good container tree and is one of our recommendations for balconies.
  
  Click here to view photo.
- Green Pillar Oak (Quercus palustris ‘Green Pillar’)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 15 – 20 m
  Spread: 3 – 5 m
  Growth Rate: Fast
  Sun: Full sun
  Moisture: Average amount of water, tolerates wet conditions
  Fruit: Acorns
  Attracts: Wildlife
  Shipping Size: 2.0 m tall in a # 3 pot (12 L)
  
  A columnar (upright) version of Pin Oak, this tree is suited for areas with limited horizontal branching space. The tree is also drought tolerant and adaptable to poor soil conditions once established.
- Moonglow Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana ‘Jim Wilson’ MOONGLOW)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 10 – 15 m
  Spread: 3 – 5 m
  Growth Rate: Slow
  Flower: White
  Sun: Full sun to partial shade
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Attracts: Pollinators
  Fruit: Cone structure with red seeds
  Shipping Size: 1.5 m tall in a # 5 pot (20 L)
  
  A cultivar of Sweetbay magnolia, this tree is distinguished by more upright growth (narrower shape), fuller flower, and better cold hardiness – a helpful trait with our recent history of mid-winter freezes. Also semi-evergreen, perhaps even fully evergreen on the West Coast, waxy leaves may also improve this tree’s performance compared to other magnolia species during the dry summer conditions being experienced in New Westminster.
- Spring Grove Ginkgo Tree (Ginkgo biloba 'Spring Grove')
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 2 – 3 m
  Spread: 1 – 2 m
  Growth Rate: Slow
  Sun: Full sun
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Fruit: None
  Shipping Size: 1.0 m tall in a # 5 pot (20 L)
  
  This is a dwarf version of Ginkgo that works well in smaller garden spaces – might also work as a container tree on a balcony! Generally speaking, the tree has denser foliage than full-size Ginkgo and enjoys much slower growth rates. The unique fan-shaped leaves are other-worldly to experience, indeed the lone remaining member of an order of plants dating back 270 million years.
- Suminagashi Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Suminagashi’)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 4 – 6 m
  Spread: 4 – 5 m
  Growth Rate: Medium
  Sun: Partial sun
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Attracts: Birds
  Fruit: Small winged samara
  Shipping Size: 0.5 tall in a #5 pot (20 L)
  
  An upright growing cultivar noted for faster growth and maroon-coloured leaves. Vase-shaped when young, and spreading with age. Like many Japanese maples, makes a great accent tree or focal point in a landscape.
- Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
  SOLD OUT
  Height: 4 – 5 m (urban conditions)
  Spread: 2 – 3 m (urban conditions)
  Growth Rate: Slow
  Sun: Partial sun
  Moisture: Average amount of water
  Fruit: Winged samara
  Shipping Size: 1.5 m tall in a # 5 pot (20 L)
  
  Native to the coastal forests of British Columbia, this maple enjoys the protection of larger trees. Works well as an addition to an already-established landscape where shade and moist soil is available. Often multistem in the wild, these nursery grown versions are trained as a mostly single-stem version.