Tools and Maps
Calculate the benefits an individual tree provides.
Carbon calculator
Learn the total carbon stored in your tree when you enter the name of the species and the width of the tree or the Diameter at Breast Height (‘DBH’).
I-Tree tool
Input the location, species and size to get an understanding of the environmental and economic value that a tree provides on an annual basis.
These estimation tools should be considered a starting point for understanding trees’ value in the community, rather than a scientific accounting of precise values.
Tree Identification
Treepedia Over 80 varieties of trees are described in detail with photos, typical features and other helpful facts. Association for Canadian Educational Resources (ACER).
What Tree is That? Arbor Day Foundation.
Winter Tree Key Characteristics that can help identify species in the winter, using buds. Forest Ontario.
The right tree in the right place.
Tree Species Selection Tool Generates a list of suitable species for Central Canada based on the size and type of tree (deciduous or conifer) that you would like to plant, along with light and soil conditions and other criteria. Vineland Research & Innovation Centre.
Maps
Big Tree Map Many of the Toronto’s biggest trees lived incognito in its ravines until Eric Davies came along and mapped them. These trees are providing precious local native seed stock for urban reforestation.
Learn more about this mapping project and other urban rewilding initiatives at Wilder.