HF&G has developed a tree selection guide that provides essential information to help you choose climate-resilient trees suitable for urban and suburban areas in northeast Ohio.
Click the link below to access the guide that includes a list of appropriate trees for urban and suburban areas.
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January 23, 2024
Can inoculated soils promote healthy urban trees? Preliminary results
By Claudia Bashian-Victoroff, MS, Research Specialist
Preliminary results from a Holden research project testing soil inoculations for improvement of urban tree plantings. more
December 5, 2023
World Soil Day: Holden’s Soil Ecologists Improving the Odds for Trees in Urban Environments
Efforts are underway to plant trees in Cuyahoga County’s urban areas by the thousands. In these cities, canopy cover is well below the county average, which brings well-documented ill effects... more
September 26, 2023
A Story for the Ages Lives On: The Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza Dedication
On Monday, September 25th, the team at University Circle Inc. dedicated the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza in Rockefeller Park just north of the Wade Lagoon. Elected officials, community leaders,... more
January 6, 2023
Holden Forests & Gardens Receives Federal Earmark to Fund Work in Urban Forestry
(CLEVELAND) January 6, 2023 – The Holden Arboretum is pleased to announce the nonprofit organization is slated to receive $335,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending, sponsored by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown,... more
January 4, 2023
Tree Corps Reaches New Milestone: Planting & Caring for More Trees Than Ever in Cleveland
By Rebecca Swab PhD, Director of Conservation & Community Forestry & Margaret Cook, Communications Specialist
Creating a greener city is much more than just planting trees! Speaking for the trees (as the Lorax does in Dr. Seuss’ nature loving classic, The Lorax) is important to... more
November 10, 2022
The Jesse Owens oak at Rhodes High School may have died, but its legacy lives on through grafting
By Peter Krouse , Cleveland.com
An oak tree (background) planted by Olympic hero Jesse Owens at James Ford Rhodes High School 86 years ago died over the past winter. A genetic replica (foreground) of the... more
October 18, 2022
A new Jesse Owens tree takes root at Old Brooklyn’s Rhodes High School
By Karin Connelly Rice, Fresh Water Cleveland Reporter
All photos by Bob Perkoski Olympic athlete Jesse Owens’ Cleveland legacy was preserved on Wednesday, Oct. 12, when representatives with Holden Forests & Gardens gathered at James Ford Rhodes High School to plant a... more
October 17, 2022
Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Sapling Planted at James Ford Rhodes High School where Owens Planted Original Tree 80 Years Ago
Last week, a propagated sapling was planted by Holden Forests & Gardens’ Tree Corps at James Ford Rhodes High School where Owens practiced track and field. The sapling was grown... more
May 6, 2022
How to Clone a Tree
By Rachel Kappler, PhD, Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative (GLB FHC) Coordinator
Holden researchers use a technique called grafting to bring trees from the forest back to the lab for study. By Rachel Kappler & Anna Funk How do you study a... more
