Visiting Montreal Botanical Gardens

Easter weekend,  I visited the Botanical Gardens in

 Montreal with my daughter and her family.

I've  visited the

Montreal Botanical Gardens

for many years.

Over the years,

the Elephant Foot Plant below,

 has grown into a beautiful tree.

A slow growing ornamental 
house plant in our region.

In temperate climate 

 it's an evergreen perennial tree.

The base of the Elephants Foot 

Below is my daughter Suzanne's
houseplant (Elephant Foot)
that she's had for 
approx. 15 yrs.

Other pretty plants.

Lots of sunshine...
This Greenhouse is the
"Sunlight Conservatory"
~Mathieu~

Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse

Below is a very large tree which covers 

a large area of the greenhouse.

As the sign above states this tree is a fake tree covered in cork.

Plants are attached to it which eventually grow roots into the cork.

Plants growing in the branches

Similar to a rainforest

 A Waterfall

Orchids

Primrose

Anthurium 

Suzanne, Matthew and Sabrina

Cactus

It wasn't easy to take photos

with the direct sunlight.

Moi

Have a seat!

A great way to spend your day.
In the Summer it is nice to take a picnic lunch
 and spend the day visiting the outdoor gardens.

There is a greenhouse filled with beautiful

Bonsai Trees. I did a separate blog on them.

To view, click Bonsai Trees

All pics taken with my Samsung phone.

Thanks for your visit 

💚💚💚

Bonsai Trees

I visited Montreal Botanical Gardens

with my daughter and grandkids,

during Easter weekend. (2017)

I am sharing photos 

of beautiful bonsai trees,

 they have on display.

A lot of years and dedication

 go into creating a bonsai tree.

An art form using trees grown in containers 

that are trimmed to appear as

 a miniature of full size trees.

Bonsai can be created from nearly any 

perennial tree or shrub, that can be trimmed 

to remain small through pot confinement 

with crown and root pruning, 

preventing it to reach it's normal size.

A Chinese tradition that has spread worldwide.

Japanese Maple.

Maidenhair Tree 

Ginkgo Biloba

45 yrs. old

Wintercreeper Euonymus

Flaky Juniper

40 yrs. old

Chinese Elm 5 yrs.

Japanese Maple

Taiwan Trident Maple
95 yrs. old

Japanese White Pine ~35 yrs. old

Japanese Maple ~ 40 yrs. old

Thorny Elaeagnus ~ 40 yrs. old.

Chinese Peashrub ~ 40yrs. old.

Grenadier Pomegranate
 ~ 85 yrs. old ~

???

Japanese Maple ~ 45 yrs. old

Cork Bark
Japanese Black Pine 
~ 45yrs. old ~

Chinese Elm
~ 85 yrs. old ~

Chinese Sweetplum
~85 yrs ~

Cork Bark 
Japanese Black Pine
~ 55 yrs~

Trident Maple

~ 45 yrs ~

Ginkgo

Maidenhair Trees
~15 yrs ~

Chinese Elm 
~ 65 yrs old ~

Chinese Elm
 ~ 110 yrs. old ~ Wow!

Chinese Hackberry

~ 55 yrs  ~

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I identified some of the trees. (hopefully correct). 
These trees are on display in

 one of the large Greenhouses.

I will return and visit the

Japanese Gardens nearby, where
there are a lot of other varieties 

and older bonsai trees displayed.

Thanks for your visit. 

🌳🌲🌴