Heritage Trees

Do you know a Norfolk County tree with a story to tell? We want to know!

• A notable specimen because of its size, form, shape, beauty, age, colour, rarity, genetic constitution, or other distinctive features
• A living relic that displays evidence of cultural modification by Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal people, including strips of bark or knot-gree wood removed, test hole cut to determine soundness, furrows cut to collect pitch or sap, or blazes to mark a trail
• A prominent community landmark
• A specimen associated with a historic person, place, event or period
• A representative of a crop grown by ancestors and their successors that is at risk of disappearing from cultivation
• A tree associated with local folklore, myths, legends, or traditions