Hollow Tree
{{Other uses|Hollow tree (disambiguation)}}
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Hollow Tree is a Western red cedar tree stump and a popular landmark in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
History
The tree was damaged during a December 2006 windstorm and was slated for removal. In 2009, the Stanley Park Hollow Tree Conservation Society was formed and began raising money from private donors to preserve the landmark. A metal frame was installed within the tree to hold the structure in place. A ceremony for the restored tree was held in October 2011.{{cite web|url=http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/landmarks-in-stanley-park.aspx|title=Landmarks in Stanley Park|first=City of|last=Vancouver|date=22 June 2016|publisher=|accessdate=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616162406/https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/landmarks-in-stanley-park.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite journal |last=Kalman |first=Harold |last2=Whitehead |first2=Lorne |title=Conservation of the Hollow Tree in Vancouver’s Stanley Park |url=https://www.apti.org/assets/docs/Kalman-42-4.pdf |url-status=live |format=PDF |journal=APT Bulletin |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=3-11 |year=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223210821/https://www.apti.org/assets/docs/Kalman-42-4.pdf |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024}}
Two "suspicious" fires were put out by firefighters in September 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hollow-tree-in-stanley-park-catches-fire-1.2764418|title=Stanley Park's hollow tree catches fire|publisher=|accessdate=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303172115/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hollow-tree-in-stanley-park-catches-fire-1.2764418|archive-date=3 March 2024|url-status=live}}
Gallery
A big visitor to the big tree in Stanley Park, Vancouver B.C..jpg|An undated photo from Frank Gowen's Vancouver, 1914–1931, showing an elephant lifting a woman with its trunk, standing inside the tree
Hollow Tree, Vancouver (2013) - 3.JPG|Interior of the tree, showing the supporting metal frame
Stanley Park Hollow Tree (14463996207).jpg|The tree in 2014
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Hollow Tree}}
{{Stanley Park}}