26-09-2017 23:00 via montrealgazette.com

Birch tree trail re-dedicated on Canada's 150th birthday

The Morgan Arboretum inaugurated the Canada 150 Trail on Sunday in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue.
The ceremony included an inauguration tour, which featured the restored paper birch collection from 1967.
The birch collection is a result of the diligent work done more than a half century ago by Dr. W. H. Brittain, founder of the Morgan Arboretum, and his collaborator Professor A. R. C. Jones.
Beginning in 1958, they collected paper birch seeds from 83 locations across Canada as part of their research on b
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