Neighbourhood · #100
Yonge-Eglinton
2,915 street trees · 0.42 km² · pop. 12,410
What the numbers say
Yonge-Eglinton is above-average for tree density (28th of 158), with 2,915 city-owned street trees across 0.42 km² — 6,895 per km².
Tree canopy covers 30.1% of the neighbourhood (59th of 158) — essentially unchanged since 2008. (This includes all trees — street, park, and private — from the 2018 land-cover raster.)
Across 168 distinct species (Shannon diversity 4.06, 91st of 158), the most common is acer platanoides at 14.9% of the trees.
Most common species here
| Species | Trees | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway Maple acer platanoides | 434 | 14.9% |
| Honey Locust gleditsia triacanthos | 179 | 6.1% |
| Littleleaf Linden tilia cordata | 107 | 3.7% |
| Red Oak quercus rubra | 101 | 3.5% |
| Ginkgo ginkgo biloba | 96 | 3.3% |
The biggest tree on record
A Siberian Elm (ulmus pumila) at 487 DUPLEX AVE TORONTO — 152 cm DBH, the largest of the 2,915 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.