Tree Care Resources in Toronto
There are many organizations that are doing fantastic work on stewarding and growing urban orchards in Toronto!
We’ve put together the following list of resources we think you’ll find helpful. Have a resource you think we should include? Email us at picks@notfarfromthetree.org!
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Toronto-Based Tree Care Services
- For general arborist information: Trees Are Good
- For landscaping maintenance of your fruit tree: City Forest
- For fruit tree care designed to promote or improve fruit production:
- Tyler Ganton – We Care Tree Care: www.wecaretreecare.com/about-us.html
- Wenda Li – Elite Tree Care elitetreecare.ca/team-member/wenda-li
Training and Education
- Orchard People: Susan Poizner’s urban fruit tree care organization offers a range of online training courses, webinars, and resources
- Orchard Stewards Training Program: Become a certified Orchard Steward by enrolling in courses by Susan Poizner herself
- LEAF Presentations & Workshops: In addition to selling and planting trees, LEAF also offers a variety of educational programs on tree care and urban ecology
Sourcing Fruit Trees
There are many places you can order a young fruit tree from. Here is a list of some of our favourites:
- LEAF (Local Enhancement & Appreciation of Forests) is dedicated to promoting and protecting indigenous plants and trees, and offer a range of subsidized trees and tree planting services
- Tree Mobile Toronto is a volunteer non-profit that offers a wide variety of indigenous and climate appropriate food bearing trees. They offer pick-up, delivery, and planting services in late April / early May. They also offer grants for community initiatives and private gardens.