Ontario Trees and Shrubs

This website is all about trees and shrubs that grow in Ontario (Canada). If you're not from Ontario, don't go away! Most of the trees and shrubs featured on this website grow elsewhere in eastern North America, and many grow elsewhere in the world.

Where to go from here

The main body of this site consists of descriptions and photographs of numerous species of trees & shrubs. You can look up trees & shrubs by common name or Latin name, family, habitat, edible & poisonous plants, or by leaf type. Also by whether the plant is a tree, shrub, sub-shrub or vine. There are also lists of alien and native species.

Please also see "How to use this site"

A booklist of useful tree & shrub books is HERE

If you're new to tree & shrub identification, please go here

There are a number of interesting articles from The Monday Garden on this site

Humour - a humorous look at tree/shrub-related topics

Philosophical - some thoughtful and inspiring aspects of trees & shrubs

What's New
(133 species now on this site, 137 species still to come)

Mar 02/10: Northern Wild Black Currant (Ribes hudsonianum)
Feb 08/10: Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum), Apple (Malus domestica)
Jan 12/10: False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) (updated)
Jan 11/10: Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alata)
Jan 07/10: Weeping Willow (Salix alba), Basket Willow (Salix purpurea), Black Willow (Salix nigra), Heart-leaved Willow (Salix cordata), Laurel Willow (Salix pentandra), Net-veined Willow (Salix reticulata), Prairie Willow (Salix humilis), Pussy Willow (Salix discolor), Sage-leaved Willow (Salix candida), Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua), Shining Willow (Salix lucida), Bebb's Willow (Salix bebbiana), Missouri Willow (Salix eriocephala)
Jan 06/10: Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata), Privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Prickly Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis)
Jan 05/10: Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla), Shumard Oak (Quercus shumardii), Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida), Baked-apple Berry (Rubus chamaemorus)
Dec 01/09: Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata), Yew (Taxus canadensis) (updated), English Walnut (Juglans regia), Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Nov 29/09: Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), Wild Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Nov 02/09: Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) (updated)
Oct 29/09: Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) (updated)
Oct 26/09: European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) (updated)
Jul 02/09: Hercules' Club (Aralia elata)
Jun 28/09: Name Search: You can now search for a Common Name, Latin Name or French Name.
Jun 01/09: Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
May 28/09: Canada Plum (Prunus nigra)
May 24/09: Redbud (Cercis canadensis) (updated), Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

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The Ontario Trees & Shrubs website is located in Ontario, Canada at www.ontariotrees.com

This site last updated May 06/09

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