Neighbourhood · #007
Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview
8,475 street trees · 1.39 km² · pop. 22,445
What the numbers say
Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview is above-average for tree density (49th of 158), with 8,475 city-owned street trees across 1.39 km² — 6,084 per km².
Tree canopy covers 24.8% of the neighbourhood (80th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 180 distinct species (Shannon diversity 3.82, 137th of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 21.7% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 1,841 | 21.7% |
| Littleleaf Linden tilia cordata | 422 | 5.0% |
| Linden tilia | 325 | 3.8% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 318 | 3.8% |
| Kentucky Coffeetree gymnocladus dioicus | 237 | 2.8% |
The biggest tree on record
A Willow (salix) at 555 MARTIN GROVE RD — 144 cm DBH, the largest of the 8,475 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.