Neighbourhood · #087
High Park-Swansea
8,996 street trees · 1.36 km² · pop. 22,665
What the numbers say
High Park-Swansea is above-average for tree density (33rd of 158), with 8,996 city-owned street trees across 1.36 km² — 6,601 per km².
Tree canopy covers 48.7% of the neighbourhood (4th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.) Heat-risk proxy ranks it 2nd-coolest in the city.
Across 199 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.24, 28th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 9.0% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 808 | 9.0% |
| Red Oak quercus rubra | 423 | 4.7% |
| Siberian Elm ulmus pumila | 403 | 4.5% |
| Colorado Blue Spruce picea pungens | 335 | 3.7% |
| Ginkgo ginkgo biloba | 328 | 3.6% |
The biggest tree on record
A Carolina Poplar (populus x canadensis (populus nigra x deltoides)) at 1873 BLOOR ST W — 200 cm DBH, the largest of the 8,996 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.