Corktown Residents and Business Association Neighbourhood Planting Program Free Tree giveaway
Help us build Toronto's green canopy by planting native trees and shrubs on private land in historic Corktown and adjacent neighbourhoods
Pick-up September 28, 2024, 10am-12pm Sackville Playground 420 King Street East
The trees/shrubs will be portable seedlings, able to be carried with a small bag/container. Parking is limited, but TTC streetcar Route 504 stops immediately opposite the playground. For any questions, please email info@corktown.ca. See you there rain or shine!
Please select a maximum of FOUR (4) TOTAL trees and shrubs per household order:
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Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
A large shade tree with yellow-green leaves turning an attractive yellow-orange or red in the fall. Slow growing and long lived.
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Red oak (Quercus rubra)
Hardy, long lived shade tree. Attractive leaves that turn from pinkish-red in spring to shiny dark green in summer before turning russet to bright red in the fall. Very tolerant of urban conditions.
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White spruce (Picea glauca)
Large, pyramidal evergreen tree with aromatic foliage and a uniform habit.
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White cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Medium-sized, hardy evergreen tree commonly used for privacy. Small, scaly leaves cover fan-shaped twigs. Yellow-green in colour all year. Very tolerant of urban conditions.
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Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
A slow growing understory tree with the densest, hardest wood of any native tree species. Very shade tolerant but tolerates full sun with ample moisture provided.
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Blue beech (Carpinus caroliniana)
A small tree found in Southern Ontario, it is known for its muscle like ridges on smooth gray trunk. The fall colors range from brilliant yellow to orange to red.
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Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis)
An adaptable large shrub/small tree that provides attractive fall colour and supports wildlife. Can be pruned as a single-stem tree or naturalized to form multi-stemmed shrubs.
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Red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Large shrub with attractive red stems that provide winter interest. Yellow-white flowers appear in the spring followed by white berries in the late summer. Reddish-purple fall leaf colour.
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Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
A wide, large shrub with clusters of white flowers and interesting peeling bark. Leaves turn coppery-bronze in the fall. Very tolerant of urban conditions.
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Arrowwood (Virburnum dentatum)
This shrub has white flat-topped flowers in the late spring, dark blue berries in September and wine-red foilage in the autumn. It makes for a good screen, informal hedge, and a filler.
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Free
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Bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera)
A hardy shrub with small yellow trumpet-shaped flowers tolerant of various conditions.Mounded, Multi-stemmed, Thicket-forming.
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Carolina rose (Rosa carolina)
A native wild rose with fragrant pink flowers with yellow centers, red fruit hips and tolerant of urban environments.
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Last day to order: September 12, 2024
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Interested in helping us make Corktown even greener?
Join us September 8 from 9am to 12pm to help us plant a new Pollinator Corridor on Sumach Street. Email info@corktown.ca for more information and/or to volunteer.
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