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The Toronto Tree Tours<\/a> is a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee<\/a> that offers walking tours in neighbourhoods across the city as well as virtual tours <\/a>on its web site. The aim is to introduce Torontonians to the individual trees in their neighbourhood while telling stories of our city’s ecological and cultural history.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Parkdale Tree Tour: Stop 13<\/a><\/p>\n

Street trees suffer many more environmental stresses than trees growing in a forest. This honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos<\/em>) is planted in a bed of concrete, an unnatural condition for any tree. The soil that its roots are growing in is compacted by the weight of the sidewalk and continuous pedestrian traffic. In response, this tree has produced a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153root sucker\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that has found its way underneath the sidewalk and emerged in a more hospitable location in the fenced garden bed.<\/p>\n

This enlarged bed provides more soil space for plants to grow in and is a good example of how we should be planting along pedestrian pathways. To reduce the stress that this tree is under, the city should remove the surrounding concrete blocks and add composted wood mulch to help retain moisture and return much needed organic matter and nutrients to the soil.<\/p>\n

Visit the Toronto Tree Tours website<\/a> to read more stories from the Parkdale Tree Tour.<\/p>\n

Upcoming tours:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Downsview Tree Tour with Lost Rivers <\/a><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong> July 20, 2008<\/p>\n

TIME: <\/strong>2:00 pm – 4:00 pm<\/p>\n

MEET AT:<\/strong> Southeast corner of Sheppard Ave. and Keele St. (Google Map<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Rouge Park Tree Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/strong> June 21, 2008<\/p>\n

TIME: <\/strong>10:30 am – 1:30 pm<\/p>\n

MEET AT:<\/strong> Pearce House, 1749 Meadowvale Rd. (Google Map)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please RSVP<\/a> if you would like to attend. Suggested donation: $5<\/p>\n

photo by Liz Forsberg <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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