page_title: John Walker (horticulturist)
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: John Walker (horticulturist) / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Cairn commemorating John Walker's contributions to horticulture
context_page_description: John Walker, was a Canadian horticulturist and plant breeder who developed numerous varieties of trees and shrubs. His selections have been used in shelterbelts and landscaping applications across Canada and in northern countries around the world. Some of his selections include:
  Coronation Triumph Potentilla
  Density and Korman Spirea
  Jubilee Willow
  Radiance Amur Maple
  Prairie Princess Phlox
  Garry Pink Viburnum
  Hill Poplar
  Walker Poplar
  Walker Caragana
  He was a founding member of the Indian Head Horticultural Society and past president of the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists, the Saskatchewan Horticultural Societies Association, the Western Canadian Society for Horticulture, and was a member of many other national and international horticultural organizations. He was a prolific contributor to The Prairie Garden magazine and also served as editor.
context_section_description: Honorary Life memberships in the following organizations:
  Winnipeg Horticultural Society (1944)
  Saskatchewan Horticultural Societies Association (1958)
  Indian Head Horticultural Society (1957)
  Western Canadian Society for Horticulture (1960)
  Manitoba Horticultural Association (1967)
  Canadian Society for Horticultural Science (1969)
  Manitoba Institute of Agrologists (1971)
  Fellowship – Agricultural Institute of Canada (1972)
  Award of Merit - Western Canadian Society for Horticulture for:
  Coronation Triumph Potentilla (1967)
  Walker Caragana (1977)
  Named as an important farm shelterbelt tree after retirement in 1958
  Walker Poplar
caption: Cairn commemorating John Walker's contributions to horticulture located at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. Note: Walker caragana in background.
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