
Inside Canada’s new love affair with miniature forests
A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster
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Peter Kuitenbrouwer is a writer and registered professional forester. He teaches forestry at the University of Toronto and is the author of Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada’s Sweetest Obsession (Doubleday Canada 2025).

A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster

A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster

A new wave of intensive urban tree planting sets up a competition for resources – and helps trees grow up to 10 times faster