The Palm Tree Capital of Canada

PALM TREE SALE RETURNS TO OAK BAY

The Spring Palm Sale is back by popular demand.

It is to be held Saturday, May 1st, 2010 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM on the front lawn of the Oak Bay Municipal Hall, 2167 Oak Bay Avenue. You may line up before 9:00AM, but no early bird sales will be made.

The sale supports the 5th Gary Oak Scout Group and the Rotary Club of Oak Bay.

The sale will consist only of mature Windmill Palm Trees.

Prices: Large palms, $50 per pot. Even larger palms, $70 per pot.

All palms are in 5-gallon pots and range in height from 2 feet to 4 feet as measured from the top soil in the pots.

NOTE: there is a limited supply of palms, so we recommend that buyers come as close to 9:00AM as possible. 

Some advance pre-orders will be accepted. These advance orders can be arranged by sending an email to mprescott@shaw.ca. (No telephone orders will be accepted.) Only advance orders that receive a confirmation email from Michael Prescott may pick up their pre-ordered palms during the regular sale on May 1^st. There will be a separate line up at the sale for those who received confirmation emails. Please bring your printed email confirmation.

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Oak Bay enjoys a Sub-Mediterranean climate with an average of nearly 2,200 sunshine hours a year, balmy temperatures and moderate rainfall. To emphasize that, unlike much of Canada, Oak Bay rarely sees freezing temperatures, Oak Bay challenged other municipalities to a Palm Tree Count, held annually from 2003 to 2006. It has given Oak Bay bragging rights as the Palm Tree Capital of Canada. From 535 palms counted in 2003 the total grew to 2,669 in 2006.

Exotic gardens featuring palm trees have become increasingly popular in the Victoria area, as evidenced at Oak Bay’s annual palm tree sale where over 600 palms trade hands in a couple of hours. At least a dozen species of ‘hardy’ palm trees can be spotted in the region and some of the mature trees have reached heights of over 30 feet. Many are visible from the street when walking or driving through Oak Bay.

A self-guided tour has been developed which highlights the best palm tree sites - and the list grows every year.

Take the tour!

Want more information on caring for your own palm trees? Click here