. ▁ ▁Many ▁plants ▁and ▁trees ▁growing ▁throughout ▁V ancouver ▁and ▁the ▁Lower ▁Main land ▁were ▁imported ▁from ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁continent ▁and ▁from ▁points ▁across ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁mon key ▁puzz le ▁tree , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁map le ▁and ▁various ▁flow ering ▁ex ot ics , ▁such ▁as ▁magn ol ias , ▁az ale as ▁ ▁and ▁rh od od end rons . ▁Some ▁species ▁imported ▁from ▁har sh er ▁clim ates ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Canada ▁or ▁Europe ▁have ▁grown ▁to ▁immense ▁sizes . ▁The ▁native ▁Douglas ▁map le ▁can ▁also ▁att ain ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁size . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁streets ▁are ▁l ined ▁with ▁flow ering ▁vari eties ▁of ▁Japanese ▁cher ry ▁trees ▁don ated ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁on ward ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Japan . ▁These ▁flower ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁in ▁early ▁spring ▁each ▁year , ▁an ▁occasion ▁celebrated ▁by ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Cher ry ▁Bl oss om ▁Festival . ▁Other ▁streets ▁are ▁l ined ▁with ▁flow ering ▁ch est nut , ▁horse ▁ch est nut ▁and ▁other ▁decor ative ▁sh ade ▁trees . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁warm est ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁V ancouver ' s ▁climate ▁is ▁temper ate ▁by ▁Canadian ▁standards ▁and ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁ocean ic ▁or ▁marine ▁west ▁coast , ▁( K ö ppen ▁climate ▁classification ▁C fb ) ▁that ▁borders ▁on ▁a ▁warm - sum mer ▁Mediter rane an