Neighbourhood · #102
Forest Hill North
2,918 street trees · 0.40 km² · pop. 12,290
What the numbers say
Forest Hill North is above-average for tree density (21st of 158), with 2,918 city-owned street trees across 0.40 km² — 7,265 per km².
Tree canopy covers 36.3% of the neighbourhood (32nd of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 150 distinct species (Shannon diversity 3.90, 124th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 13.5% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 395 | 13.5% |
| Littleleaf Linden tilia cordata | 212 | 7.3% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 166 | 5.7% |
| Colorado Blue Spruce picea pungens | 135 | 4.6% |
| London Planetree platanus x acerifolia | 124 | 4.2% |
The biggest tree on record
A Northern Catalpa (catalpa speciosa) at 770 BRIAR HILL AVE — 180 cm DBH, the largest of the 2,918 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.