Species profile
Maple
Acer
2,275 on Toronto's streets — 0.33% of the city's catalogued canopy.
🍁 Fall colour Oct 1 – Oct 20: yellow to red
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. There are approximately 132 species, most of which are native to East Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, Acer laurinum, extends to the Southern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus is the sycamore maple Acer pse
Where they cluster
| Neighbourhood | Trees |
|---|---|
| Morningside Heights | 177 |
| St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 89 |
| East End-Danforth | 76 |
| Malvern East | 57 |
| Milliken | 55 |
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 55 |
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 53 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 47 |
Notable specimens
- 200 cm DBH at 556 COLDSTREAM AVE · view →
- 128 cm DBH at 121 BRENTWOOD RD N · view →
- 110 cm DBH at 6 MELBOURNE AVE · view →
- 110 cm DBH at 96 NORTHEY DR · view →
- 110 cm DBH at 2075 QUEEN ST E · view →
- 107 cm DBH at 183 PARKSIDE DR · view →
- 102 cm DBH at 115 DOWLING AVE · view →
- 100 cm DBH at 91 BARRINGTON AVE · view →