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I notice a lot of mature plane trees that seem to thrive in pretty challenging environments in other cities, but we don't seem to use them as street trees in Toronto. It can't be that our climate is too cold, because I've seen a few around the city doing just fine in parks. Is this just another example of Toronto's inability to do things that work in other cities, or is there some legitimate reason we don't plant them?
Plane trees have failed as street trees the majority of times they've been planted here, mostly notably on Bloor Street.
They do fine here in lawns, or sheltered conditions.