Ieuan Evans, who is a horticulturist,  and was a specialist in  plant disease and a research scientist for Alberta Agriculture, discovered a gardener, identified as "Mrs Bower," who lived northeast of Edmonton near Fort Saskatchewan. She had been growing cherry trees which bore abundant fruit that dated to 1923. The orchard was being destroyed to make room to build a  Federal jail, so Boward invited Evans to take some of the orchard's trees both for the Alberta Tree Nursery and for his personal use.
Ieuan Evans, a horticulturist specializing in plant diseases and a research scientist for Alberta Agriculture, discovered a gardener named "Mrs. Bower" who lived northeast of Edmonton near Fort Saskatchewan. She had been cultivating cherry trees that produced fruit dating back to 1923. The orchard was being demolished to make way for a Federal prison, so Mrs. Bower invited Evans to take some of the orchard's trees for both the Alberta Tree Nursery and his personal use.