Increasing the Urban Forest Canopy!

This post was written by Councillor Heaps

Posted: July 27, 2010 at 7:57 am

After working closely with City staff to make this project a reality, I am pleased to announce that the Trees Across Toronto/Toronto Water tree-planting program will see several parks across Ward 35 receive hundreds of new trees during the Fall 2010 planting season!

The following parks have been selected by the program: Clairlea Park, Corvette Park, Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, Dunlop Parkette, Byng Park, and Edge Park. The plantings will expand the urban forest canopy, improve animal habitats, increase biodiversity, and ameliorate the quality of life of local residents.

Continue reading below to review the site-specific proposals including numbers, species, and planting plans.

Clairlea Park

Clairlea

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
63	DECIDUOUS TREES
6	Fm	Acer freemanii “Autumn Blaze”	Freeman Maple “Autumn Blaze”	50 mm
4	Sm	Acer saccharinum	Sugar Maple	50 mm
4	Am	Acer ginnala	Amur Maple	50 mm
3	Rm	Acer rubrum	Red Maple	50 mm
3	Rhc	Aesculus carnea “Briotii”	Ruby Red Horse Chestnut	50 mm
3	Ob	Aesculus glabra	Ohio Buckeye	50 mm
2	Sb	Amelanchier canadensis	Serviceberry	50 mm
3	Hb	Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	50 mm
2	Jk	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Japanese Katsura	50 mm
1	Th	Corylus colurna	Turkish Hazel	50 mm
3	Gb	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	50 mm
5	Kc	Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	50 mm
4	Gr	Koelrutaria paniculata	Golden Rain Tree	50 mm
3	Tt	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree	50 mm
2	Ac	Phellodendron amurense	Amur Cork Tree	50 mm
3	Lp	Platanus occidentalis	London Plane Tree	50 mm
2	Cp	Pyrus caleryana “Chanticleer”	Chanticleer Pear	50 mm
2	Ro	Quercus rubra	Red Oak	50 mm
2	Bo	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	50 mm
3	Is	Syringa reticulate	Japanese Tree Lilac	50 mm
3	RI	Tilia Americana “Redmondii”	Redmond Linden	50 mm
63	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Corvette Park

Corvette

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
46	DECIDUOUS TREES
7	Fm	Acer freemanii “Autumn Blaze”	Freeman Maple “Autumn Blaze”	50 mm
2	Sm	Acer saccharinum	Sugar Maple	50 mm
3	Sim	Acer saccharum	Silver Maple	50 mm
1	Rhc	Aesculus carnea “Briotii”	Ruby Red Horse Chestnut	50 mm
2	Sb	Amelanchier canadensis	Serviceberry	50 mm
3	Hb	Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	50 mm
5	Th	Corylus colurna	Turkish Hazel	50 mm
3	Hlsh	Gleditsia tricanthos	Shademaster Honey Locust	50 mm
3	Kc	Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	50 mm
1	Tt	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree	50 mm
2	Pp	Picea pungens	Colorado Spruce	50 mm
1	Lp	Platanus occidentalis	London Plane Tree	50 mm
5	Bo	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	50 mm
8	Ae	Ulmus mortonii	Accolade Elm	50 mm
46	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre

Don Montgomery CRC

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
21	DECIDUOUS TREES
5	Fm	Acer freemanii “Autumn Blaze”	Freeman Maple “Autumn Blaze”	50 mm
2	Sim	Acer saccharinum	Sugar Maple	50 mm
1	Gb	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	50 mm
3	Hlsh	Gleditsia triacanthos	Shademaster Honey Locust	50 mm
3	Kc	Gymnocladus dioicus	Kentucky Coffeetree	50 mm
3	Ac	Phellodendron amurense	Amur Cork Tree	50 mm
4	Ae	Ulmus mortonii	Accolade Elm	50 mm
21	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Dunlop Parkette

Dunlop

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
35	DECIDUOUS TREES
6	Fm	Acer freemanii “Autumn Blaze”	Freeman Maple “Autumn Blaze”	50 mm
4	Sm	Acer saccharinum	Sugar Maple	50 mm
2	Rhc	Aesculus carnea “Briotii”	Ruby Red Horse Chestnut	50 mm
2	Ob	Aesculus glabra	Ohio Buckeye	50 mm
2	Sb	Amelanchier canadensis	Serviceberry	50 mm
2	Gb	Ginkgo biloba	Ginkgo	50 mm
3	Hlsh	Gleditsia tricanthos	Shademaster Honey Locust	50 mm
3	Tt	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip Tree	50 mm
2	Lp	Platanus occidentalis	London Plane Tree	50 mm
5	Ro	Quercus rubra	Red Oak	50 mm
2	Bo	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	50 mm
2	Is	Syringa reticulate	Japanese Tree Lilac	50 mm
35	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Edge Park

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
19	DECIDUOUS TREES
2	Fm	Acer freemanii “Autumn Blaze”	Freeman Maple “Autumn Blaze”	50 mm
5	Sim	Acer saccharum	Silver Maple	50 mm
2	Hb	Celtis occidentalis	Hackberry	50 mm
3	Hlsh	Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey Locust “Shademaster”	50 mm
2	Lp	Platanus x acerifolia	London Plane Tree	50 mm
2	Bo	Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	50 mm
1	Cho	Quercus muehlenbergii	Chinkapin Oak	50 mm
2	Ae	Ulmus mortonii	Accolade Elm	50 mm
19	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Byng Park

Byng

QTY		BOTANICAL NAME	COMMON NAME	SIZE
155	DECIDUOUS TREES
25		Acer saccharinum	Sugar Maple	175 cm
30		Populus grandidentata	Large Tooth Aspen	175 cm
25		Populus tremuloides	Trembling Aspen	175 cm
25		Quercus macrocarpa	Bur Oak	175 cm
30		Tilia Americana	Basswood	175 cm
20		Ulmus americana	White Elm	175 cm
90	POTTED EVERGREENS
25		Juniperus virginiana	Red Cedar	80 cm
40		Picea pungens	Colorado Spruce	80 cm
25		Pinus strobus	White Pine	80 cm
320	SHRUBS
30		Amelanchier laevis	Smooth Serviceberry	80 cm
50		Cornus racemosa	Gray Dogwood	80 cm
30		Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark	80 cm
75		Prunus virginiana	Choke Cherry	80 cm
75		Rhus typhina	Staghorn Sumac	80 cm
30		Rosa blanda	Smooth Rose	80 cm
30		Rubus odoratus	Purple Flowering Raspberry	80 cm
40		Viburnum lentago	Nannyberry	80 cm
565	TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun

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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30