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The Tree Atlas: Southwest region

Learn which trees are native to Ontario and the best species to plant where you live. Click on the map as close as possible to your intended planting site. Or select a region for a larger-scale map.

Updated: July 15, 2022
Published: October 06, 2021

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List of native trees for ecodistrict: Southwest

Click on a tree species to learn more about it.

  • Close up of alternate-leaf dogwood leaves
    Alternate-leaf dogwood
  • American Beech leaf
    American beech
  • American Chestnut leaf
    American chestnut
  • American Elm leaf
    American elm
  • American Mountain-Ash leaf
    American mountain-ash
  • Close up of balsam fir needles
    Balsam fir
  • Balsam Poplar leaf
    Balsam poplar
  • Basswood leaf
    Basswood
  • Bitternut Hickory leaf
    Bitternut hickory
  • Black Ash leaf
    Black ash
  • Black Cherry leaf
    Black cherry
  • Black Gum leaf
    Black gum
  • Black Oak leaf
    Black oak
  • Black Spruce leaf
    Black spruce
  • Black Walnut leaf
    Black walnut
  • Black Willow leaf
    Black willow
  • Blue ash leaf
    Blue ash
  • Blue-Beech leaf
    Blue beech
  • Bur Oak leaf
    Bur oak
  • Butternut leaf
    Butternut
  • Cherry Birch leaf
    Cherry birch
  • Chokecherry leaf
    Chokecherry
  • Common Hoptree leaf
    Common hoptree
  • Cucumber Tree leaf
    Cucumber tree
  • Eastern flowering dogwood leaf
    Eastern flowering dogwood
  • Eastern Hemlock leaf
    Eastern hemlock
  • Eastern Redcedar leaf
    Eastern redcedar
  • Eastern White Cedar leaf
    Eastern white cedar
  • Eastern White Pine leaf
    Eastern white pine
  • Gray Birch leaf
    Gray birch
  • Green Red Ash leaf
    Green/red ash
  • Hawthorns leaf
    Hawthorns
  • Ironwood leaf
    Ironwood
  • Jack Pine leaf
    Jack pine
  • Kentucky Coffeetree leaf
    Kentucky coffeetree
  • Largetooth Aspen leaf
    Largetooth aspen
  • Manitoba Maple leaf
    Manitoba maple
  • Northern Hackberry leaf
    Northern hackberry
  • Ohio Buckeye leaf
    Ohio buckeye
  • Pawpaw leaf
    Pawpaw
  • Peachleaf Willow leaf
    Peachleaf willow
  • Pin Cherry leaf and fruit
    Pin cherry
  • Pin Oak leaf
    Pin oak
  • Red Maple leaf
    Red maple
  • Red Mulberry leaf
    Red mulberry
  • Red Oak leaf
    Red oak
  • Red Pine leaf
    Red pine
  • Sassafras leaf
    Sassafras
  • Serviceberries leaf
    Serviceberries
  • Close up of shagbark hickory leaves
    Shagbark hickory
  • Showy Mountain-Ash leaf
    Showy mountain-ash
  • Shumard Oak leaf
    Shumard oak
  • Silver Maple leaf
    Silver maple
  • Striped Maple leaf
    Striped maple
  • Sugar Maple leaf
    Sugar maple
  • Swamp White Oak leaf
    Swamp white oak
  • Sycamore leaf
    Sycamore
  • Close up of tamarack needles
    Tamarack
  • Close up of trembling aspen leaves
    Trembling aspen
  • Tulip Tree leaf
    Tulip tree
  • Close up of white ash leaves
    White ash
  • Close up of white birch leaf
    White birch
  • Close up of white oak leaf.
    White oak
  • Close up of white spruce needles
    White spruce
  • Close up of yellow birch leaves
    Yellow birch

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