Neighbourhood · #079
University
2,486 street trees · 0.36 km² · pop. 6,435
What the numbers say
University is above-average for tree density (27th of 158), with 2,486 city-owned street trees across 0.36 km² — 6,910 per km².
Tree canopy covers 20.8% of the neighbourhood (99th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 150 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.02, 100th of 158), the most common is gleditsia triacanthos at 11.6% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 289 | 11.6% |
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 201 | 8.1% |
| Red Oak quercus rubra | 112 | 4.5% |
| Silver Maple acer saccharinum | 107 | 4.3% |
| Green Ash fraxinus pennsylvanica | 84 | 3.4% |
The biggest tree on record
A Wych Elm (ulmus glabra) at 223 MAJOR ST — 160 cm DBH, the largest of the 2,486 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.