Re-Locating the orchards of Victoria, BC
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 The first aerial photos over Victoria were in 1926.
Some of Victoria's orchards are revealed utilizing clips from the first aerial photos over Victoria in 1926 and 1928.
Orchards can be recognized by "...regular spacing and alignment of trees...near human occupancy..." Aerial Photography and Image Interpretation, Paine & Kiser, 2012.
Canada Census, 1881 recorded acres of fruit trees by agriculture district but did not record specifically where the acres where.
By 1901 Victoria orchard industry was surpassed by the Yale Cariboo region of BC.
Other Victoria orchards existed while some were gone by the time of the 1926/1928 aerial photos.
See also a former orchard 'slowly dissappear' over time.

 Sources:
Only sections of the 1926/1928 airphotos that specifically showed orchards were utilised to minimize digital space.
[sections of] Canada aerial photos originally from NAPL.
Victoria S.415a [map] . (1934). Canada. Department of National Defence.

 Further Reading:
Bennett, J.P. Blossoms and borders: Cultivating apples and a modern countryside in the Pacific Northwest, 1890-2001, 1990.
Brendle-Moczuk, d. Re-Locating the orchards of Victoria, BC: Re-connecting with the land. Western Geographer, 2015.
McIntyre, J. A Fruitful Century: The British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association 1889-1989, 1990.
Bürgi et al. Using the past to understand the present land use and land cover. A Changing World: Challenges for Landscape Research, 2007.
Schaefer, V. Victoria's Urban Forest: A Walking Guide to Species of Interest, 2014.

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