Are you aware of (and can you name) the great number of specimen trees we have right here in the heart of town? This is a NEW and special Burien Tree Walk-n-Talk, and will be fascinating for all who attend!
Burien resident, Horticulturist, Landscape Designer and Artist, Mary Ann Newton will lead us on a two-mile stroll seeing fir, cedar, catalpa, pine, cherry, spruce, hemlock, maple and sequoias around town. We previewed the walking route in the pouring rain, while she told details and stories about the trees and their cones. Enchanting, in spite of the rain.
Mary Ann shared her incredible journal in which she’s painted the trees and noted details about them. Many of these trees will be highlighted on the walk.
- Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025 (Rain or shine.)
- Time: Meet at 2:00 p.m. Introduction to Mary Ann Newton and her painted journal will precede the walk.
REMINDER: Daylight saving time ends for the year on Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m. local time. Turn your clocks BACK one hour. - Location: Meet in the lobby of the Burien Library/City Hall building at 400 SW 152nd St., Burien WA 98166
- Who: Everyone is invited and welcome to join in (including four-legged friends).
- Route: The total route is about 2 miles, mostly flat, with a few sidewalks. We’ll walk west from the library, then loop up to the north, as far as Ambaum Blvd. SW and SW 144th St.
Click on any of the photos below to enlarge them.
Mary Ann Newton with a Douglas Fir Cone, in the rain
Norway Spruce
Western Hemlock
Western Red Cedar
Big Leaf Maple in Winter
Big Leaf Maple
Leaves and Cones
Deodar Cedar
Giant Sequoia
Giant Sequoia
Giant Sequoia Trees
Giant Sequoia Cone
Douglas Fir
Douglas Fir Cone
Monkey Puzzle
Northern Catalpa
Colorado Spruce
Colorado Spruce
Colorado Spruce Cone
White Fir
Deodar Cedar
Norway Spruce Cone
Weeping Alaska Cedar
Cedar Cones
Akebono Cherry
Serbian Spruce
Western White Pine
Western White Pine Cone
Young Western Hemlock, on a Nurse Log
Big Leaf Maple
Alaska Cedar
