Environmental

Edmonton Tree Facts

Trees on Boulevards

One of our many boulevard elm trees

Edmonton has approximately 128,000 boulevard tree sites, 6,000 of which are currently vacant.

Green ash - 46%
Elm - 34%
Chokecherry - 3%
Oak - 2%
Linden - 2%
Other - 13%

Trees in Parks

Edmonton has approximately 181,000 ornamental roadway buffer and park tree sites, 14,000 of which are currently vacant.

Spruce - 33%
Pine - 13%
Poplar - 13%
Green ash - 11%
Elm - 8%
Chokecherry - 5%
Maple - 4%
Crabapple - 2%
Larch - 2%
Willow - 2%
Other - 7%

Tree Life Span

The average life expectancy of most urban trees is more than 50 years. If properly maintained, they can live 100 to 250 years.

The Value of Trees

The City of Edmonton maintains a total of 309,000 ornamental trees. The value of these trees is estimated at over $1.2-billion. The average boulevard tree is worth $2,400 to $8,000 and can reach $58,000 for elm trees larger than 102 cm (40 inches) in diameter. Currently 20,000 of the trees in the City's inventory are vacant sites.

With an annual tree maintenance budget of $5,695,000 the City

maintains the municipal forest through scheduled neighbourhood pruning, removal of dead, dying or diseased trees, stump grinding, replanting, mulching, and stake removal
waters trees that are newly planted, damaged by construction or suffering from disease
responds to emergency pruning call outs
inspects all trees planted by developers and other City departments before taking them into inventory
inspects trees offered for donation and coordinates the tree moves
handles police reports (vehicle collisions involving City trees)
investigates claims against the City that involve City trees
deals with public inquiries about City trees
develops programs to educate the public as to the benefits of trees through a variety of events such as Arbor Day.
conducts research on new design and construction methods to protect trees
is mandated through the Corporate Tree Management Policy to preserve and protect the City’s municipal tree canopy

For more information:

River Valley, Forestry and Environmental Services

12304-107 Street
Edmonton AB
T5G 2S7

Please include the address of the tree in question and provide your name and phone number to speed up processing.

Telephone	In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311
Fax	780-496-4978
Email	citytrees@edmonton.ca

Telephone

In Edmonton: 311

Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311

Fax

780-496-4978

citytrees@edmonton.ca