Neighbourhood · #158
Islington
8,916 street trees · 1.54 km² · pop. 23,460
What the numbers say
Islington is above-average for tree density (57th of 158), with 8,916 city-owned street trees across 1.54 km² — 5,784 per km².
Tree canopy covers 33.3% of the neighbourhood (42nd of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 203 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.15, 60th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 15.1% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 1,346 | 15.1% |
| Colorado Blue Spruce picea pungens | 401 | 4.5% |
| Silver Maple acer saccharinum | 315 | 3.5% |
| Japanese Lilac syringa reticulata | 294 | 3.3% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 276 | 3.1% |
The biggest tree on record
A Silver Maple (acer saccharinum) at 4 COWLEY AVE — 187 cm DBH, the largest of the 8,916 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.