- Acer rubrum – Red Maple
- Acer saccharum – Sugar Maple
- Gleditsia triacanthos – Honey Locust
- Quercus macrocarpa – Pin Oak
Native Trees
Town staff encourages the planting of trees and other vegetation that are native to Ontario. See below for some suggestions. This list is not exclusive, the Town encourages residents to research further prior to planting anything.
Native Trees and Other Vegetation That Can Be Planted
Along streets and within road allowances:
Areas that small trees are desirable
- Amelanchier spp. – Service berry
- Celtis occidentalis – Hackberry
- Malus spp. – Crabapple
- Syringa reticulate – Japanese lilac
Parks and in areas that large trees are desirable
- Amelanchier spp. – Service berry
- Celtis occidentalis – Hackberry
- Malus spp. – Crabapple
- Quercus alba – White oak
- Quercus macrocarpa – Burr oak
- Quercus rubra – Red oak
- Picea glauca – White spruce
- Pinus strobus – White pine
- Witch Hazel
- Ninebark
- Christmas Fern
- Nannyberry
- Fly Honeysuckle
- Common Spiceberry
- Pasture Rose
- Shadblow Serviceberry
- Fragrant Sumac
- Purple Coneflower
- Wild Bergamot
- Black-eyed Susan
Trees that Cannot be Planted
- Ash
- Poplar
- Alder
- Aspen
- Willow
- Elm – subject to Dutch Elm disease
- Maple – of the fast growing variety
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