2011 Tree Plantings in the Park

Check out the View Trinity Bellwoods Park - Adopt A Tree Program Map to see the location of the trees and their number, then contact adoptatree (at) trinitybellwoods dot ca or use the contact form and we'll set you up next spring to join the AAT team.

Here's a list of the new trees planted June 9th and 10th, 2011:

1 Fm Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
1 Bm Acer nigrum Black Maple
1 Sm Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
1 Ob Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye
2 Yb Aesculus fl ava Yellow Buckeye
1 Wb Betula papyrifera White Birch
1 Rb Betula nigra River Birch
1 Nc Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
1 Sh Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
1 Bh Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
1 Reb Cercis canadensis Redbud
1 Yw Cladrastrus lutea Yellowwood
2 Eb Fagus sylvatica European Beech
1 Gr Koelreutaria paniculata Goldenrain Tree
2 Tt Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
1 Sg Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum
5 Lp Platanus occidentalis London Plane Tree
5 Wo Quercus alba White Oak
2 Ro Quercus rubra Red Oak
8 Ae Ulmus mortonii Accolade Elm

Planted July 7, 2011 just east of the playground:

+ 5  Ginkgo biloba

Planted September 2011 along Dundas Street edge of the park as part of the street improvements along Dundas:

+ 7 Kentucky Coffee

Most of these trees are native to southern Ontario although not necessarily to Toronto (or any urban environment). The Ohio Buckeye for example is (according to the Guelph University Arboretum) found naturally in Canada only on Walpole Island in Lake St. Clair. The Goldenrain Tree is native to Eastern Asia, the American Sweet Gum, the Yellowwood, and the Plane Tree are native to North America but south of our region, and the Accolade Elm is a hybrid which has been found to be quite resistant to Dutch Elm disease.