Neighbourhood · #010
Princess-Rosethorn
8,394 street trees · 1.31 km² · pop. 11,170
What the numbers say
Princess-Rosethorn is above-average for tree density (36th of 158), with 8,394 city-owned street trees across 1.31 km² — 6,425 per km².
Tree canopy covers 38.1% of the neighbourhood (23rd 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 17th-coolest in the city.
Across 196 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.10, 75th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 13.9% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 1,170 | 13.9% |
| Colorado Blue Spruce picea pungens | 695 | 8.3% |
| Sargents Apple malus sargentii | 288 | 3.4% |
| Red Oak quercus rubra | 269 | 3.2% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 247 | 2.9% |
The biggest tree on record
A Golden Weeping Willow (salix x sepulcralis 'chrysocoma') at 3 BEAVERBROOK AVE — 160 cm DBH, the largest of the 8,394 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.