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
(155 species now on this site, 132 species still to come)

Apr 22/12: Willow ID pointers
Mar 08/12: Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), Narrow-leaved New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus herbaceus)
Mar 07/12: Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula)
Jan 08/12: Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Jan 21/11: Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra)
Jan 19/11: Large-toothed Aspen (Populus grandidentata), Low Serviceberry (Amelanchier humilis), Downy Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), Swamp Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis), Mountain Juneberry (Amelanchier bartramiana), Smooth Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
Jan 16/11: Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)
Jan 06/11: White Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Jan 01/11: NEW: Revamped Mystery Plants section. Get your botany fix in the middle of winter!
Jan 01/11: NEW: Now you can watch a slideshow of randomly selected photographs.
Dec 01/10: Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) (updated)
Nov 27/10: Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)

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