Groves of Coronation Park

A living memorial, the groves of Coronation Park commemorate the service and sacrifice of Canada's military. The tree at the center of the circle, known as King's Oak, is the park's symbolic heart. Surrounding the King's Oak is a ring of maple trees representing the former British Empire's dominions and colonies. Trees in other groves commemorate Canada's military units, principally of the First World War.

The park's plan reflects a move away from elaborately planted Victorian gardens to stands of trees that would mature into a structured landscape in the decades to come. Symbols of life, Coronation Park's trees embody the spirit of idealism that emerged following the horrors of the First World War.

Designed by members of the Toronto chapter of Men of the Trees and the Toronto Ex-Servicemen's Coronation Committee, the park opened on the day of King George VI's coronation, May 12, 1937.

In 1939, granite stones were added to each tree to identify the military units.

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• A living memorial, the groves of Coronation
  Park commemorate the service and sacrifice
  of Canada's military. The tree at the center of the
  circle behind you, known as King's Oak, is
  the park's symbolic heart. Surrounding the King's
  Oak is a ring of maple trees representing the
  former British Empire's dominions and colonies.
  Trees in other groves commemorate Canada's
  military units, principally of the First World War.
• The park's plan reflects a move away from
  elaborately planted Victorian gardens to stands
  of trees that would mature into a structured
  landscape in the decades to come. Symbols
  of life, Coronation Park's trees embody the spirit
  of idealism that emerged following the horrors
  of the First World War.
• Designed by members of the Toronto chapter of
  Men of the Trees and the Toronto Ex-Servicemen's
  Coronation Committee, the park opened on the
  day of King George VI's coronation, May 12, 1937.
  Threatened by development in the 1960s and
  1970s, the park has endured as an important
  commemorative landscape.
• Un monument vivant, dédie à la guerre, les boisés
  du parc Coronation commémorent le service et
  le sacrifice des militaires canadiens. L'arbre au
  centre du cercle derriee vous, connu sous le nom
  de King's Oak (chêne du roi), représente le cœur
  symbolique du parc. Le chêne du roi est entouré
  par un anneau d'érables représentant les dominions
  et les colonies de l'ancien Empire britannique.
  Les arbres d'autres boisés commémorent les
  unités des forces canadiennes, principalement
  de la Première Guerre mondiale.
• Le plan du parc traduit un départ des jardins
  victoriens richement plantés vers des peuplements
  d'arbres qui finiraient par créer un paysage
  structuré dans les décennies à venir. Symboles
  de vie, les arbres du Coronation Park incarnent
  l'esprit idéalisme qui a émergé à la suite des
  horreurs de la Première Guerre mondiale.
• Conçu par des membres de la section de
  Toronto de Men of the Trees et du Comité
  du couronnement des anciens combattants de
  Toronto, le parc a ouvert ses portes le jour du
  couronnement du roi George VI, le 12 mai 1937.
  Menacé par le développement dans les annéees
  1960 et 1970, le parc a ??

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