Community Forestry

August 26, 2022

Can I save my beech tree? And other beech care questions, answered

By David J. Burke, PhD, Vice President for Science and Conservation

If you live anywhere near northeastern Ohio, you may have noticed your beech trees are looking a bit ragged lately. Unfortunately, there are now not just one but two major pests — beech bark disease and beech leaf disease — that are bothering our region’s beeches.

Can I save my beech tree? And other beech care questions, answered

August 26, 2022

Why You Should Trim Your Beech Tree in September

By David J. Burke, PhD, Vice President for Science and Conservation

David Burke, Vice President for Science and Conservation, discusses Beech Tree health and how to properly trim to ensure the tree thrives.

Why You Should Trim Your Beech Tree in September

July 22, 2022

Holden’s Clone Orchard Vital Research Spot for Ash Scientists

By Rachel Kappler, Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative (GLB FHC) Coordinator

At the Holden Arboretum, out behind the Long Science Center, there’s an orchard. But you won’t find any fruit trees there, they’re all ash. In fact, each of these ash is a genetic replica of an ash somewhere out in nature. They’re clones.

Holden’s Clone Orchard Vital Research Spot for Ash Scientists

February 3, 2022

From Stormwater to Farms, U.S. Cities Put Empty Lots to Use

By Carey L. Biron, Washington correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Holden Forests & Garden’s Sandra Albro, director of Community Partnerships and author of “Vacant to Vibrant,” was recently interviewed by Thomson Reuter’s foundation for a national report on what cities are experiencing with regard to transforming vacant lots to healthy green spaces. Here is the story.

From Stormwater to Farms, U.S. Cities Put Empty Lots to Use

September 13, 2021

Fall Community Tree Plantings

plant 20 trees at Carver Park, part of a project to add 75 new trees to three public housing estates on Cleveland’s East Side over the next 18 months. As part of this project, we’ll train public housing residents who are part of CMHA’s Green Team to plant and care for trees at these properties, which will provide them with supplemental income and perhaps inspire some of them to pursue careers in tree care. Our Community Forestry Team is also helping plant an additional 20 trees within Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park. Additionally, in MidTown, Old Brooklyn, Central-Kinsman, and Detroit Shoreway-Cudell neighborhoods of Cleveland, we are working with local community development organizations to plant street trees, give away trees for planting in residential yards, and hold tree care classes. Generous support for these projects has been provided by Cuyahoga County’s Healthy Urban Tree Canopy grant program and The Cleveland Foundation.

April 21, 2021

Holden Forests & Gardens Launches People for Trees

One of the most significant things we can do to combat the effects of a changing climate right here in Northeast Ohio is to plant a tree. Today, Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) is launching a new initiative called People for Trees™ to make it easier for each of us to get involved with this solution.