1) This document examines the asymmetries of power between different actors involved in shaping the urban forest in Champlain Park, Ottawa, including developers, municipal government departments, and community residents. 2) Through interviews and documents, it analyzes the discourses used by different actors and finds that discourses supporting compact city development privilege developers over residents and the urban forest. 3) It reveals tensions within the municipal government between the Forestry Services and Planning Department, and argues that the neighborhood scale is also important for urban forest management but often neglected.