Forest areas

Each forest zone features species meticulously chosen according to the characteristics of the area in question (soil type, location, sunshine, etc.), but also according to the symbolism that can be attached to people's personalities and beliefs.

Map of the second life forest
Perpetual gardens
Nurturing forest
A forest of colors
Balsam forest
Woody sighs
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Serviceberry

This tree represents commemoration and appreciation.
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Yellow birch

This tree represents purity and elegance.
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Weeping birch

This tree represents resilience and renewal.
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Oval hickory

This tree represents mutual aid and balance.
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Sargent cherry

This tree represents love and acceptance.
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White oak

This tree represents majesty and divinity.
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Nootka cypress

This tree represents hope and adaptation.
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White cedar

This tree represents healing and senescence.
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Norway spruce

This tree represents kindness and family.
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Sugar maple

This tree represents generosity and candor.
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American beech

This tree represents strength and adventure.
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Ginkgo biloba

This tree is synonymous with hope and imperturbability.
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Witch Hazel

This shrub represents cooperation and empathy.
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Tamarack

This tree represents self-improvement and singularity.
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Long-billed hazelnut

This shrub represents wisdom and reconciliation.
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Butternut

This tree represents wealth and energy.
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Olivier de bohème

This shrub represents bliss and versatility.
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White pine

This tree represents peace and unity.
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Decorative apple tree

This shrub represents abundance and cheerfulness.
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Eastern Hemlock

This tree represents patience and preservation.
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Balsam fir

This tree represents positivism.
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Weeping willow

This tree symbolizes nostalgia and contemplation for some, and immortality and rebirth for others.
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American mountain ash

This tree represents protection and good luck.
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Pleasant mountain ash

This tree represents apprehension and persistence.
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Basswood

This tree represents honesty and loyalty.
Montréal
Laval
North Shore
Laurentians
Lanaudière
Saint-Jérôme
Laval
Montréal
Laval
North Shore
Laurentians
Lanaudière
Montréal
Laval
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