By the numbers: Vancouver skyline's half-million-dollar tree

Sunday, November 5, 2017, 5:51 PM - After a six month absence, Vancouver's West End skyline is complete again with the planting of a new pin oak tree atop the Eugenia Place condominium tower.

But getting the job done was no small undertaking. We run the numbers on the task, below.

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2 years: The length of time it took to cultivate a new tree for the position

1987 - when the original tree was planted

2015 - the year the original oak perished, amid prolonged drought conditions

10.7 metres: the height of the new tree. That's about the height of a telephone pole.

17 storeys: the height of Eugenia Place condominium tower

270-tonne crane: the machine used to hoist the new tree into place

4,300 kg: the weight of the new tree and its root ball that needed to be lifted

40,000 kg: the amount of fresh soil added with the new tree

59,000 kg: the amount of soil that was removed along with the dead tree

$35,000 - the cost per unit in the condo building to replace the tree

$554,000: the total estimated cost of the project, including $123,000 in landscaping costs, and nearly $60,000 in taxes. The endeavor was paid for by owners of the condo units.

Sources: Westender | CTV News | CBC News | 

Thumbnail/lead image courtesy flickr/Elaine with Grey Cats

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