Neighbourhood · #050
Newtonbrook East
5,891 street trees · 1.05 km² · pop. 15,345
What the numbers say
Newtonbrook East is above-average for tree density (59th of 158), with 5,891 city-owned street trees across 1.05 km² — 5,623 per km².
Tree canopy covers 31.9% of the neighbourhood (50th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 179 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.06, 92nd of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 11.0% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 647 | 11.0% |
| Colorado Blue Spruce picea pungens | 415 | 7.0% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 260 | 4.4% |
| Sargents Apple malus sargentii | 231 | 3.9% |
| Silver Maple acer saccharinum | 211 | 3.6% |
The biggest tree on record
A Silver Maple (acer saccharinum) at 48 NEWTON DR — 170 cm DBH, the largest of the 5,891 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.