{"id":2166,"date":"2007-08-07T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2007-08-07T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2166"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:24:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:24:53","slug":"tree-tuesday-adopt-a-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/08\/07\/tree-tuesday-adopt-a-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Tuesday: Adopt-a-tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.treetours.to\/files\/trinity_6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leaftoronto.org\/\">Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF)<\/a> will post a stop from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treetours.to\/\">Toronto Tree Tours<\/a>, a collaborative project of LEAF and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicspace.ca\/\">Toronto Public Space Committee.<\/a> The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city&#8217;s ecological and cultural history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.treetours.to\/adopt-a-tree\">Trinity Bellwoods and Neighbourhood: Stop 6<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the east side of the bowl, there is a grove of young trees &#8212; red oak (<em>Quercus rubra<\/em>), burr oak (<em>Quercus macrocarpa<\/em>), Kentucky coffee tree (<em>Gymnocladus dioicus<\/em>), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), hackberry (<em>Celtis occidentalis<\/em>) and freeman maple (<em>Acer x freemanii) <\/em>&#8212; that were planted in 2006 by Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff at the request of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitybellwoods.ca\/\">Friends of Trinity Bellwoods.<\/a> Because it is difficult for trees to reproduce in a maintained recreational park, they need to be planted manually. Unlike trees in a forest, trees in a park do not reseed themselves because the thick turf does not leave space for their seeds to germinate, and if by chance they do start growing, they are cut down by lawnmowers or trampled under foot. Ideally, new trees would be planted every decade as space becomes available to ensure a consistent healthy canopy.<\/p>\n<p>Survival of newly planted trees in city parks is often precarious because, like most trees that grow in an urban environment, they initially require a significant amount of watering and care. These particular trees, however, have a much greater chance of survival because of the Adopt-a-Tree program initiated by the Green Space Committee of the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods. Local residents sign up to adopt a tree, and in doing so, agree to water it throughout the warm, dry summer months when drought is the main threat to a tree&#8217;s survival. This program gives people a sense of collective ownership over Toronto&#8217;s urban forest and enables park users to get to know one another while ensuring the health of neighbourhood trees. The program has been so well-received by community members that there is now a waiting list to adopt a tree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming tours:<\/strong> Parkdale Neighbourhood<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday August, 22 @ 7:00pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by Liz Forsberg.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) will post a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The Toronto Tree Tours offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours on its web site. 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