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Ranking Canadian cities by trees/square kilometer

The following list identifies Canadian cities with the highest densities of trees per square kilometer. The numbers include publicly and privately owned trees. Though not all cities have data on their overall tree canopy, enough have gathered the necessary information to provide an interesting comparison.

Areas where more data would be useful include Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Boreal Canada, and more areas in British Columbia, including Vancouver. As more information becomes readily available the ranking will be updated accordingly. Peace!

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1. Richmond Hill, Ontario = 2.96 million trees/100.8 sq. km = 29,365 trees/sq. km or 75,897 trees/ sq. mile

2. Edmonton, Alberta = 12.8 million trees/684 sq. km = 18,713 trees/sq. km or 48,448 trees/ sq. mile

3. Vaughan, Ontario = 5.0 million trees/272.4 sq. km = 18,355 trees/sq. km or 47,528 trees/sq. mile

4. Toronto, Ontario = 11.5 million trees/630 sq. km = 18,254 trees/sq. km or 47,267 trees/sq. mile

5. Kelowna, British Columbia = 3.3 million trees/211.85 sq. km = 15,577 trees/sq. km or 40,342 trees/ sq. mile

6. Markham, Ontario = 3.29 million trees/212.5 sq. km = 15,482 trees/ sq. km or 40,122 trees/sq. mile

7. Oakville, Ontario = 2.0 million trees/138.9 sq. km = 14,399 trees/sq. km or 37,037 trees/sq. mile

8. Brampton, Ontario = 3.6 million trees/265 sq. km = 13,585 trees/sq. km or 34,951 trees/sq. mile

9. Whitby, Ontario = 1.9 million trees/146.7 sq. km = 12,952 trees/sq. km or 33,539 trees/sq. mile

10. St. Albert, Alberta = 558,800 trees/47.8 sq. km = 11,690 trees/sq. km or 30,205 trees.sq. mile

11. London, Ontario = 4.0 million trees/420.5 sq. km = 9,512 trees/sq. mile or 24,631 trees/sq. mile

12. Peterborough, Ontario = 650,000 trees/64.8 sq. km = 10,031 trees/sq. km or 24,423 trees/sq. mile

13. Calgary, Alberta = 7.0 million trees/825 sq. km = 8,485 trees/sq. km or 21,971 trees/sq. mile

14. Victoria, British Columbia = 150,000 trees/19.5 sq. km = 7,692 trees/sq. km or 20,000 trees/ sq. mile

15. Mississauga, Ontario = 2.1 million trees/288.4 sq. km = 7,282 trees/sq. km or 18,601 trees/sq. mile

16.. Saanich Core District, British Columbia = 742,000 trees/103.6 sq. km = 7,162 trees/sq. km or 18,550 trees/sq. mile

17. Brantford, Ontario = 675,000 trees/98.7 = 6,839 trees/sq. km or 17,717 trees/sq. mile

18. Winnipeg, Manitoba = 3.0 million trees/464 sq. km. = 6,465 trees/sq. km or 16,741 trees/sq. mile

19. Hamilton, Ontario = 5.0 million trees/1,118 sq. km = 4,472 trees/sq. km or 11,390 trees/sq. mile

20. Kanata, Ontario = 465,393 trees/132.2 sq. km = 3,513 trees/sq. km or 9,106 trees/sq. mile

21. Montreal, Quebec = 1.2 million trees/365 sq. km = 3,288 trees/sq. km or 8,511 trees/sq. mile

22. Richmond, British, Columbia = 360,000 trees/128.9 sq. km = 2,793 trees/sq. km or 7,186 trees/ sq. mile

23. Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia = 2.5 million trees/5,476 sq. km = 457 trees per sq. km or 1,183 trees/sq. mile

SOURCES:

• https://www.calgary.ca/parks/trees/city-owned.html#:~:text=As%20a%20municipality%2C%20Calgary%20has,natural%20areas%20and%20green%20spaces.
• https://edmonton.taproot.news/briefs/2021/07/27/chart-of-the-week-striving-to-plant-two-million-trees
• https://www.winnipeg.ca/services-programs/trees-environment/trees#:~:text=More%20than%20three%20million%20trees,the%20forest%20into%20the%20future.
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/hamilton-tree-canopy-1.6899975
• https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-receives-tree-city-of-the-world-designation/#:~:text=The%20City%20plants%20approximately%20120%2C000,urban%20forest%20and%20natural%20environment.
• land areas garnered via http://www.google.com or en.wikipedia.org
• https://thepointer.com/article/2024-03-11/in-a-first-step-to-saving-the-urban-forest-brampton-taking-stock-of-its-trees#:~:text=The%20city%20is%20home%20to,Tableland%20Tree%20Assessment%20Guidelines%20report.
• https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/learn-more/Find-or-Learn-About-Trees-and-Yards.aspx#:~:text=There%20are%202.96%20million%20trees,is%20determined%20at%20ground%20level.
• https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/strategies/mandateparksrec/planning/Public_Tree_Management_Strategy.htm#:~:text=public%20urban%20forest.-,The%20Public%20Urban%20Forest,and%20maintained%20by%20the%20City.
• https://www.markham.ca/neighbourhood-services/trees#:~:text=Markham’s%20Urban%20Forest,Markham%20Bur%20Oak%20Information%20Page.
• https://london.ca/living-london/water-environment/trees/privately-owned-trees
• https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article264137.html
• https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6546875#:~:text=Halifax%20is%20looking%20to%20bring%20more%20trees%20to%20lower%2Dincome%20communities,-6%20months%20ago&text=There%20are%20about%202.5%20million,Preston%20Mulligan%20has%20the%20story.
• https://www.victoria.ca/parks-recreation/trees-urban-forest
• https://www.kelowna.ca/sites/files/1/docs/parks-rec/city_of_kelowna_urban_forest_strategy.pdf
• https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Parks~Recreation~and~Community~Services/Documents/Parks~Parks~Trails~and~Amenities~Find~a~Park/UrbanForestReport_Feb2023.pdf
• https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/know-your-tree-1282317#:~:text=Albert.-,St.,common%20boulevard%20and%20park%20tree.
• https://www.mississauga.ca/services-and-programs/forestry-and-environment/trees/one-million-trees/#:~:text=There%20are%202.1%20million%20trees,and%20the%20effects%20of%20pollution
• https://www.oakville.ca/getmedia/1077b939-8f45-4cef-bb02-99f8ddfe8542/itree-growing-livability-report.pdf
• https://pub-vaughan.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=164077#:~:text=Background,within%20the%20city’s%20municipal%20area.
• https://connectwhitby.ca/urbanforest#:~:text=Whitby’s%20urban%20forest%20includes%20all,about%2025%25%20of%20the%20Town.
• https://peterboroughcurrents.ca/environment/new-urban-forest-bylaw/#:~:text=How%20the%20urban%20forest%20fights,cited%20in%20the%20staff%20report.
• https://ehq-production-canada.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/8db8cdd79d8d264ef0d955c6445b8f52b511ed53/original/1696422456/cc9ef42892c731d9317e8c6fb93e49f9_City_of_Brantford_Tree_Canopy_Fact_Sheet.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA4KKNQAKIFWFOUYFI%2F20250428%2Fca-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20250428T144016Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=7b152bf2dcdc30273a43561d1c2c8624cdb76576b04e08eacea57cd768ff4622
• https://www.kanatabeaverbrook.ca/resources/2023TreeInventoryReport.pdf

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American cities with the most trees per square mile

Listed below are those larger American cities for whom data on tree canopies is readily available, that have the most trees per square mile. Bear in mind that some examples are solely from inside the city limits proper, while others like Miami are for both the city and surrounding county.

Most surprising from the data gathered is the extent of the tree canopies in some Texan cities, especially Dallas and its suburbs, as well as Austin. Also, an unfortunate number of cities have not estimated the extent of their tree canopy.

One would have thought that ever city with a collegiate forestry or landscape architecture program would have long since calculated the extent of their tree canopy. Certainly, some have, as Athens, Austin, Seattle, Ann Arbor, Gainesville, and Fort Collins all can attest. But to not find comparable numbers from places like Boulder, Eugene, Raleigh, or Madison was quite unexpected.

Peace!

Note: Data is for all trees on both public and private property.

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1. Athens, Georgia = 13.3 million or 112,640 trees per square mile

2. Austin, Texas = 33.8 million or 103,522 trees per square mile

3. Orlando, Florida = 7.5 million or 67,812 trees per square mile

4. Tampa, Florida = 9.9 million or 56,474 trees per square mile

5. Seattle, Washington = 4.35 million or 51,909 trees per square mile

6. Ann Arbor, Michigan = 1.45 million or 51,408 trees per square mile

7. Houston, Texas = 33 million or 49,624 trees per square mile for Houston

8. Gainesville, Florida = 2.95 million or 46,714 trees per square mile

9. Springfield, Missouri = 3.6 million or 43,742 trees per square mile

10. Bellevue, Washington = 1.4 million or 41,841 trees per square mile

11. Lewisville, Texas = 1.652 million or 38,870 trees per square mile

12. Dallas, Texas = 14.7 million or 38,103 trees per square mile

13. Washington, DC = 2.43 million or 35,578 trees per square mile

14. Denton, Texas = 3.5 million or 35, 425 trees per square mile

15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin = 3.38 million or 35,135 trees per square mile

16. Cleveland, Ohio = 2.37 million or 30,502 trees per square mile

17. Baltimore, Maryland = 2.8 million or 30,418 trees per square mile

18. Arlington, Texas = 2.965 million or 29,589 trees per square mile

19. Arlington, Virginia = 755,000 = 29,038 trees per square mile

20. Grand Rapids, Michigan = 1.28 million or 28,444 trees per square mile

21. Tulsa, Oklahoma = 5.2 million or 26,329 trees per square mile

22. New York City, New York = 7.0 million 23,133 trees per square mile

23. Plano, Texas = 1.6 million or 22,222 trees per square mile

24. Los Angeles, California = 10.5 million or 20,887 trees per square mile

25. Cincinnati, Ohio = 1.6 million or 20,566 trees per square mile

26. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania = 2.9 million or 20,322 trees per square mile

27. Providence, Rhode Island = 415,000 or 20,165 trees per square mile

28. Miami-Dade County, Florida = 36 million 0r 18,499 per square mile

29. Chicago, Illinois = 4.1 million or 18,038 trees per square mile

30. Minneapolis, Minnesota = 979,000 or 17,026 trees per square mile

31. Denver, Colorado = 2.2 million or 14,379 trees per square mile

32. San Francisco, California = 669,000 or 14,264 trees per square mile

33. Portland, Oregon = 1.4 million or 10,491 trees per square mile

34. Sacramento, California = 1.0 million or 9,990 trees per square mile

35. St. Paul, Minnesota = 500,000 or 8,897 trees per square mile

36. San Jose, California = 1.6 million or 8,825 trees per square mile

37. Fort Collins, Colorado = 500,000 or 8,741 trees per square mile

38. Irvine, California = 550,000 or 8,384 trees per square mile

39. Birmingham, Alabama = 1.0 million or 6,803 trees per square mile

40. Virginia Beach, Virginia = 3.2 million or 6,438 trees per square mile

41. El Paso, Texas = 1.28 million or 4,954 trees per square mile

42. Oakland, California = 200,000 or 2,564 trees per square mile

43. Buffalo, New York = 130,000 or 2,476 trees per square mile

SOURCES:

• https://www.texastrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Updated-State-of-the-Dallas-Urban-Forest-Report.pdf
• https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/content/article.aspx?id=23475#:~:text=An%20analysis%20of%20the%20Austin,oak%2C%20sugarberry%20and%20Texas%20persimmon.
• https://upwithtrees.org/Tulsa_UFMP_Final.pdf
• https://wordpress.com/post/panethos.wordpress.com/69529
• https://www.miamidade.gov/environment/library/reports/urban-tree-study.pdf
• https://www.tampa.gov/construction-services/tree-information#:~:text=Examples%20of%20protected%20trees%20include,go%20to%20the%20Accela%20website.
• https://www.tampa.gov/city-planning/natural-resource-planning/urban-forest-management-plan#:~:text=Tampa’s%20municipal%20forest%20consists%20of,species%20and%20145%20shrub%20species.
• https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/53315#:~:text=An%20analysis%20of%20the%20urban,red%20maple%2C%20and%20Norway%20maple.
• https://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/news-press/2024/april-2024/cleveland-metroparks-launches-tree-planting-intera#:~:text=Total%20tree%20population%20is%20estimated,not%20tolerant%20to%20climate%20change
• https://caseytrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/iTree-2015-Report_English.pdf
• https://bcrp.baltimorecity.gov/forestry/treebaltimore/value#:~:text=Baltimore%20has%202.8%20million%20trees,and%20increasing%20our%20property%20values.
• https://chicagorti.org/2020-chicago-tree-census/#key-findings
• https://www.itreetools.org/documents/327/Milwaukee%20Ecosystem%20Analysis.pdf
• https://www.a2gov.org/departments/forestry/Pages/The-Urban-Forest.aspx#:~:text=The%20analysis%20estimates%20that%20Ann,produced%20by%20358%2C000%20automobiles%20annually.
• https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/natural-resources/forestry/landmark-tree-program#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Saint%20Paul,the%20City%20of%20Saint%20Paul.
• https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/23593#:~:text=Abstract,quality%20in%20the%20Minneapolis%20area.
• https://coolgreentrees.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bham-Urban-Forest-Management-Plan-Upper-Village-Creek-Dec-2016.pdf
• https://www.americanforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Seattle-Urban-Forest-fact-sheet.pdf
• https://www.americanforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Portland-Urban-Forest-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf
• https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2021/sf-tree-cover/#:~:text=San%20Francisco%20is%20home%20to%20an%20estimated%20669%2C000%20trees%2C%20covering,the%20wealth%20of%20its%20residents.
• https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/tree-services-fact-sheet-frequently-asked-questions#:~:text=Estimates%20show%20that%20Oakland’s%20urban,future%20of%20Oakland’s%20urban%20forest.
• https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-changes-rules-to-replenish-tree-canopy/#:~:text=There%20are%20roughly%201.6%20million,concerted%20effort%20to%20replace%20it.
• https://www.capradio.org/articles/2018/12/20/how-did-sacramento-get-so-many-trees/
• https://streetsla.lacity.org/faqs-ufd#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20estimated%20that,of%20the%20larger%20urban%20forest.
• https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e271a008988240e8acc7321a5cf5eb95
• https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/57234#:~:text=An%20analysis%20of%20the%20urban,pin%20oak%2C%20and%20red%20maple.
• https://www.arlnow.com/2023/02/14/how-protecting-outstanding-private-trees-figures-into-arlingtons-conservation-goals/#:~:text=There%20are%20approximately%20755%2C000%20trees,directly%20managed%20by%20Arlington%20County.
• https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/virginia-beach-departments-docs/parks-rec/Outdoors/CaringForParks/Urban-Forest-Management-Plan.pdf
• https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano/environment/2022/03/01/trees-to-be-planted-along-road-in-effort-to-increase-planos-urban-forestry/#:~:text=By%20Erick%20Pirayesh%20%7C%207:00,Community%20Impact%20Newspaper%20staff)
• http://www.google.gemini.ai
• https://www.providenceri.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/iTreeEcoProv2014.pdf
• https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/TFS_Main/Urban_and_Community_Forestry/Services_for_Local_Government/Inventories_and_Reports/El%20Paso%20Community%20Forest%20Assessment_final%2011.26.pdf
• https://www.cityofdenton.com/1113/Urban-Forestry#:~:text=Denton’s%20urban%20forest%20plays%20a,2.2%25%20from%202008%20to%202014.
• https://www.itreetools.org/documents/37/GR_Report.pdf
• https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR276
• https://www.cityofirvine.org/news-media/news-article/city-irvines-50th-anniversary-arbor-day-celebration#:~:text=With%20over%20550%2C000%20trees%2C%20Irvine,lives%20due%20to%20COVID%2D19.
• https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/oes/natural-environment/tree-canopy/#:~:text=Cincinnati%20Parks%20%E2%80%93%20Street%20Trees,aesthetics%20throughout%20the%20urban%20forest.
• https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/uploadedFiles/TFS_Main/Urban_and_Community_Forestry/Services_for_Local_Government/Inventories_and_Reports/ArlingtonFinalUFOREAnalysisReport.pdf
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369649665_City_of_Lewisville_HIP_Appendix_E_-_Urban_Tree_Canopy_Study
• https://www.reed.edu/math-stats/241/2020/03/20/trees-buffalo/
• https://www.accgov.com/9914/Community-Tree-Study
• https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/news/releases/urban-forests-count-missouri#:~:text=Springfield%20has%203.6%20million%20trees,removal%20estimated%20at%20$2%20million.
• https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/community-development/environmental-stewardship/trees-open-space#:~:text=Bellevue’s%20estimated%201.4%20million%20trees,of%20natural%20areas%20each%20year

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University of Manitoba: FAUM researchers release new open data sets for data-driven urban design. “The Future Elements Studio, led by Dr. Yuhao Lu at the Faculty of Architecture, has released two new open data sets as part of its ongoing efforts to advance urban digital twin models for Canadian communities. Beginning with the City of Winnipeg, these datasets serve as data-rich and […]

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Planting and maintaining street trees is an investment, but it’s one that pays for itself over and over again. Cities around the world are starting to calculate the economic value of their urban forests, a task made feasible with [3D modeling software.]

And more research is finding that trees pay for themselves many times over..."

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/8/8/the-multitasking-marvel-how-street-trees-can-solve-many-municipal-problems

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Item 12.1: Urban Forest Implementation Action Plan Review **
Passed!
This provides a report on how we're doing so far, and sets out the plan for implementing the Urban Forest Strategy between 2024 and 2029. This implementation plan can always be changed after the Urban Forest Strategy is reviewed.

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