Photo by B. Shakyaver
Efforts to bring Ontario’s endangered Butternut tree back to local communities are making progress, with more than 600 new trees successfully grown this year.
Trees for Life and the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre have worked together to grow the trees as part of a long-term effort to help the species recover. The Butternut tree has been listed as endangered in Ontario for 18 years.
This fall, the new trees will be planted in eight southern Ontario communities, including Exeter. Other planting locations include Bourget, Brighton, Cumberland, Finch, Guelph, Kemptville and Pembroke.