The Legislature adopted the White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) as Ontario’s official flower in 1937. What is Ontario’s official flower? white trilliumThe white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), also known as the wake-robin and the white lily, was officially adopted as Ontario’s floral emblem in 1937. It was recommended by a special committee of botanists to the Ontario […]
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What Crops Are Native To Ontario?
Popular native plants in Ontario Tulip Tree. Eastern Flowering Dogwood. Cucumber Tree (Canada’s only native Magnolia) Red Maple. Sugar Maple. Black Gum. Sassafras. Pawpaw. What grows naturally in Ontario? 10 wild plants you can eat in the Ontario region Wild Leeks. Ostrich Fern Fiddleheads. Asparagus. Stinging Nettle. Common Dandelion. Common Morel. Wild Strawberries. Watercress. What […]
What Food Does Ontario Export?
We export half of our beef/cattle, 70% of our soybeans, 70% of our pork, 75% of our wheat, 90% of our canola and 95% of our pulses. Over 90 percent of Canada’s farmers are dependent on exports as well as about 40 percent of our food processing sector. What is Ontario known for exporting? Trade […]
Who Is The Largest Employer In Ontario?
Needless to say, with Toronto as Canada’s financial centre and with Southern Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe as a major manufacturing and tech hub, there are all kinds of companies that have had to be left out. Ontario’s Top 7 Employers. Company Industry Employees Royal LePage Real Estate 14,000+ What is the largest employer in the province […]
What Vegetables Are In Ontario?
Vegetables Artichoke Broccoli Jun Brussels Sprouts Cabbage Jun Dec Carrots Dec What vegetables are grown in Ontario? Produce Grown by Ontario’s Farmers Vegetables: potatoes, sweet corn, peas, field tomatoes, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, peppers, pumpkins, squash, radishes, rhubarb, rutabagas, spinach, and zucchini. What fruits […]
Are Pawpaws Native To Ontario?
Pawpaw is a species unique to the Carolinian Forest zone in Southwestern Ontario around Lake Erie and the Niagara Region. Is Paw Paw native to Canada? With flavour as rich as its history, pawpaws were once cultivated by Indigenous Peoples and largely grew in the Carolinian forest zone in Southwestern Ontario. Their significance is more […]
What Is Ontario’S National Food?
Poutine. Known as Canada’s national dish, poutine is a French-national dish meal featuring three ingredients: fries, cheese curds, and gravy. What food is unique to Ontario? ICONIC INGREDIENTS Heritage varieties of apples grown in the The Blue Mountains. Coronation grapes grown on the shores of Essex County. Foraged foods like fiddleheads, morel mushrooms, chanterelles and […]
Does Ontario Grow Corn?
Ontario grows three types of sweet corn: normal, sugar-enhanced and supersweet. Each contains three different colour groups: yellow, bicolour (yellow-and-white) and white. Where is corn grown in Ontario? Norfolk County farmers also grow over 65,000 acres of corn for grain and 1,900 acres of corn for silage. These varieties are generally used for food processing […]
Is Lake Erie Or Lake Ontario More Polluted?
As a result, Lake Erie became the most polluted Great Lake out of the five lakes. One, because Lake Erie is one of the smaller, shallower Great Lakes, and two, because of the large surrounding population. Over 11.6 million people live in the lake’s basin. Which Great Lake has the most pollution? Lake Michigan has […]
Where Are Old-Growth Forests In Ontario?
These forests are found in all of Ontario’s forest regions: deciduous (Carolinian), great lakes – St. Lawrence, and boreal. Also included are ancient cedars – dwarfed cliff-growing trees that can reach over 1,300 years in age. Are there any old-growth forests left in Ontario? Old-growth forests are found in all of Ontario’s forest regions, from […]