New Tree Plantings

This is a list of the saplings that have been planted in Trinity Bellwoods Park since 2006 when the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park's established their Adopt A Tree program.  Check out the Trinity Bellwoods Park - Adopt A Tree Program Map to see the location of the trees and their number.  If you're interested in adopting one of the "orphans" noted by the bright red volcano icon, contact adoptatree (at) trinitybellwoods dot ca or use the contact form and we'll set you up to join the volunteer AAT team.  (This list does not include the Memorial Trees which are not part of the AAT.)

2012 : 2 new mystery trees in May

These appeared near east of the playground.

1 x Red Oak (of some sort)
1 x Silver Maple (or Freeman Maple)

2011 : 46 new trees planted June 9th and 10th

Most of these trees are native to southern Ontario although not necessarily to Toronto (or any urban environment). The Ohio Buckeye for example is (according to the Guelph University Arboretum) found naturally in Canada only on Walpole Island in Lake St. Clair. The Goldenrain Tree is native to Eastern Asia, the American Sweet Gum, the Yellowwood, and the Plane Tree are native to North America but south of our region, and the Accolade Elm is a hybrid which has been found to be quite resistant to Dutch Elm disease.

1 Fm Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Autumn Blaze Freeman Maple
1 Bm Acer nigrum Black Maple
1 Sm Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
1 Ob Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye
2 Yb Aesculus fl ava Yellow Buckeye
1 Wb Betula papyrifera White Birch
1 Rb Betula nigra River Birch
1 Nc Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa
1 Sh Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory UPDATE: DID NOT SURVIVE
1 Bh Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory UPDATE: DID NOT SURVIVE
1 Reb Cercis canadensis Redbud
1 Yw Cladrastrus lutea Yellowwood
2 Eb Fagus sylvatica European Beech
1 Gr Koelreutaria paniculata Goldenrain Tree
2 Tt Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
1 Sg Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum
5 Lp Platanus occidentalis London Plane Tree
5 Wo Quercus alba White Oak
2 Ro Quercus rubra Red Oak  UPDATE: 1 DESTROYED BY VANDALISM
8 Ae Ulmus mortonii Accolade Elm

2011 : Planted July 7, 2011 just east of the playground

5  x Ginkgo biloba

2011 : Planted September along Dundas Street

Planted along the north edge of the park as part of the street improvements along Dundas.

7 x Kentucky Coffee

2010 : Sakura Cherry trees

A gift from the Japanese Consulate as part of their international Sakura Project.  They have told us that, for the most part, the trees with white blossoms are Yoshino, and the trees with a pinkish tinge are likely Akebono.  The famous cherry trees at High Park in Toronto are Yoshino trees.

23 x Prunus x yedoensis (Yoshino):    UPDATE: 5 DESTROYED BY VANDALISM
23 x Prunus x yedoensis (Akebono):

2007 (?) : 6 trees planted by Farmer's Market

2 X Tulip Tree
Freeman Maple
White Oak
Freeman Maple
Redbud    UPDATE: DISEASED, REPLACED JUNE 2011

2006 : 36 trees planted in the Fall

4 x Bur Oak
9 x Freeman Maple
4 x Hackberry
5 x Kentucky Coffee
1 x London Plane
5 x Red Oak    UPDATE: 1 DESTROYED BY VANDALISM, REPLACED 2007
1 x Silver Maple
4 x Sugar Maple
1 x White Oak
2 x White Pine