Native trees in Toronto

Trees on Toronto island

Native trees in Toronto are trees that are naturally growing in Toronto and not introduced by European settlers to the area.

Many of Toronto's native trees have been displaced by non-native plants and trees introduced by settlers from Europe and Asia from the 18th century to the present.

The type of trees growing across the city varies based on the soil condition in the area. Tree cover in the city prior to European settlement started from the shore line back. Settlement resulted in trees being cut for use in building homes and ships and for heating by early residents. The current tree cover (or canopy) in Toronto is small (17%)^[1] and many trees are not native to the city. Most of the native trees are found along the waterways in the city and in city owned parks.

List of parks with native tree growth:

• High Park
• Rouge Park

The city's Urban Forestry Services is actively planting these trees on city property and encouraging others in the city to do the same.^[2]

A partial list of native trees in Toronto:

• Red Oak
• Black Oak
• White Oak
• Sugar Maple
• Black Maple
• Silver Maple
• Red Maple
• Hemlock
• White Pine
• Red Pine
• Trembling Aspen
• White Ash
• White Cedar
• Green Ash
• Black Walnut
• Eastern Redcedar
• Ironwood
• American Elm
• Basswood
• Shagbark Hickory

See also

• Toronto ravine system
• Oak Ridges Moraine
• Rouge River (Ontario)
• Humber River (Ontario)
• Don River (Ontario)
• Etobicoke Creek
• High Park
• Rouge Park
• Carolinian forest

References

1. ^ Private Trees
2. ^ How to Select and Buy Native Plants

• Tree Planting
• About Leaf