Neighbourhood · #004
Rexdale-Kipling
4,011 street trees · 0.63 km² · pop. 10,375
What the numbers say
Rexdale-Kipling is above-average for tree density (38th of 158), with 4,011 city-owned street trees across 0.63 km² — 6,343 per km².
Tree canopy covers 27.1% of the neighbourhood (70th of 158) — down 6.4 points since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 157 distinct species (Shannon diversity 3.94, 120th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 15.3% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 613 | 15.3% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 230 | 5.7% |
| Japanese Lilac syringa reticulata | 202 | 5.0% |
| Sargents Apple malus sargentii | 184 | 4.6% |
| Kentucky Coffeetree gymnocladus dioicus | 148 | 3.7% |
The biggest tree on record
A Silver Maple (acer saccharinum) at 2 HALLOW CRES — 139 cm DBH, the largest of the 4,011 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.