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LEAF

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LEAF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of our urban forest. We offer programs to help you plant, care and give.

 Toronto and area, ON
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Joined October 2008
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Reminder: 🎃 Celebrate Halloween in the urban forest with LEAF! Join us for a guided tree tour at Bluff Trail in Nobleton on Oct. 31. Learn to identify tree species and hear fascinating stories along the way. 🍂 👉 Sign up: zurl.co/t42zT Supported by @KingTownship
LEAF staff and participants at a guided LEAF fall tree tour

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🌿 Meet American hazelnut! This native shrub offers spring catkins, edible nuts for wildlife in late summer and fall, and golden autumn foliage. A great choice for woodland edges and naturalized gardens. 🌱 Explore our subsidized planting programs: zurl.co/WaNRp
collage of American hazelnut form, flowers, nuts and fall foliage

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🎃 Halloween is almost here, and there’s a tree that looks the part! With its furrowed bark, spreading branches and bare, irregular crown, the Kentucky coffeetree has a ghostly silhouette that makes it a perfect Halloween tree. 🌳 Learn more: zurl.co/l9xq9
silhouette of kentucky coffeetree with spooky orange background

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Trees are in the ground! 🌳 Thank you [@cityoftoronto / @TorontoPFR ] for helping expand the urban forest in @TOHousing communities! This fall, we planted 66 large-caliper native trees across 6 TCHC properties.
City of Toronto staff preparing to plant large caliper trees

ALT City of Toronto staff preparing to plant large caliper trees

Newly planted TCHC trees and City of Toronto staff preparing to plant large caliper trees

ALT Newly planted TCHC trees and City of Toronto staff preparing to plant large caliper trees

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We also delivered 300 native shrubs to TCHC residents, helping support local biodiversity and create habitat for wildlife. We look forward to continuing this work in 2027! 💚
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The TCHC Planting and Stewardship Program is in partnership with @TOHousing & funded by the @cityoftoronto / @TorontoPFR Urban Forestry Grant and Incentives Program. We are also grateful to @CdnTreesforLife and @grncommunities for supporting this project. zurl.co/xLgNk
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🍂 Fallen leaves are more than yard waste! They provide winter habitat for insects, including some butterflies and moths. Leave a layer under trees and shrubs or rake leaves into garden beds instead of bagging them all. More tree care tips: zurl.co/aqXFh
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🌿 Huge thanks to the Laurentis Energy Partners team for joining us at Gold Point Wildlife Reserve in Oshawa! Together, they completed 200 new plantings & mulched existing trees and shrubs, supporting the care of this naturalization site. 🌳
Laurentis Energy Partners team at a LEAF private stewardship event

ALT Laurentis Energy Partners team at a LEAF private stewardship event

Laurentis Energy Partners team at a LEAF private stewardship event

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This event was in partnership with @LaurentisEnergy and supported by the @oshawacity
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🍂 Fall is a great time to plant! Cooler temperatures & moist soil help roots establish before spring. Our DIY Planting Program includes a virtual arborist consultation & delivery of your tree or shrub, mulch & care resources to your door. Apply now: zurl.co/OL1K7
newly planted red oak tree in a backyard

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The #BackyardTreePlantingProgram is supported by @RegionofDurham @cityoftoronto / @TorontoPFR @YorkRegionGovt @cityofmarkham @TownofNewmarket @City_of_Vaughan @TownOfAjax @ClaringtonON @oshawacity @CityofPickering @TwpofScugog and @TownofWhitby
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🌱 What a wonderful weekend of planting! Thanks to everyone who joined us at Bluff Trail in Nobleton and at Audrie Sanderson Park in Newmarket to plant native trees and shrubs and support local biodiversity. 🌳
Collage of participants at the LEAF community tree planting event in Nobleton and Newmarket

ALT Collage of participants at the LEAF community tree planting event in Nobleton and Newmarket

Collage of participants at the LEAF community tree planting event in Nobleton and Newmarket

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Thanks to @CdnTreesforLife @KingTownship @TownofNewmarket & @YorkRegionGovt the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. Looking to get involved? Sign up for our upcoming planting events: zurl.co/lqJcu
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🧙‍♀️ Meet common witchhazel, a native shrub with a witchy reputation! Its fragrant, ribbon-like yellow flowers appear in fall, and its name is steeped in folklore and divination. 🎃 Add a little magic to your fall garden: yourleaf.org/node/2776
common witchhazel foliage and flowers

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🌳 Last week, we delivered 300 native shrubs to 20 @TOHousing properties across the city. We love supporting Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants as they make their communities greener and more environmentally friendly!
TCHC tenants posing with containers of shrubs

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The TCHC Planting and Stewardship Program is in partnership with @TOHousing & funded by the @cityoftoronto / @TorontoPFR Urban Forestry Grant and Incentives Program. We are also grateful to @CdnTreesforLife and @grncommunities for supporting this project. zurl.co/bZL1H
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📢 LEAF is seeking a consultant to help guide our 2028–2032 strategic planning process. Proposal deadline: November 2. Learn more and submit a proposal: yourleaf.org/node/2864
mature oak tree, view from below

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#DYK white oaks and red oaks have different acorn germination strategies? 🌰 White oak group acorns, like those of bur oak and swamp white oak, can germinate soon after falling in autumn.
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Red oak group acorns, like those of northern red oak and pin oak, usually wait until spring to germinate. Their higher tannin content can make them less palatable to some wildlife.
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Squirrels and other animals eat and cache acorns, sometimes forgetting where they buried them. Those forgotten acorns can grow into new trees! 🐿️🌳 Read more: zurl.co/MR4e8
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