The tall, zelkova tree beside the pagoda is draped with lanterns on the Buddha's Birthday in May of every year. |
Made of Japanese zelkova wood, the altar stands 6 meters high and measures 3.5 meters wide. |
The species planted include Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Scarlet Oak, Honey Locust, Eastern Redbud, Hornbeam, Sweetgum, Zelkova, London Plane and the flowering Dogwood. |
The area, covering 40,000 square metres, will have about 1,500 trees of various kinds including camphor trees, magnolia and pointed zelkova. |