Neighbourhood · #062
East End-Danforth
4,160 street trees · 0.68 km² · pop. 21,840
What the numbers say
East End-Danforth is above-average for tree density (47th of 158), with 4,160 city-owned street trees across 0.68 km² — 6,097 per km².
Tree canopy covers 28.3% of the neighbourhood (64th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 176 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.16, 58th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 9.9% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 412 | 9.9% |
| Red Oak quercus rubra | 253 | 6.1% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 164 | 3.9% |
| Silver Maple acer saccharinum | 151 | 3.6% |
| Linden tilia | 141 | 3.4% |
The biggest tree on record
A White Oak (quercus alba) at 183 OAKCREST AVE — 151 cm DBH, the largest of the 4,160 street trees here. · Street View
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Tree counts and species from the City of Toronto Street Tree dataset (city-owned trees in the road allowance only — not parks or private property). Canopy % and heat proxy derive from the 2018 land-cover raster. Population is from the 2021 census, joined by the 158-neighbourhood model.