American Tree Sparrow

Spizelloides arborea

American Tree Sparrow

Voice: High whistled tseet tseet followed by short whistles. Strictly winter visitors, American tree sparrows, can be commonly seen in old fields, grassy meadows and at bird feeders. Despite their name, American tree sparrows, are not associated with trees, instead foraging and nesting on... more

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

American Robin

Voice:  Rapid three syllable word that sounds like cheerily, cheer up, cheerio with pauses between; call is a loud rapid peek with a soft alternating tut . Many people in Ohio consider American Robins the harbinger of spring... more

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

Voice: Most common loud repeated caw-caw-caw  American crows are highly adaptable, very intelligent birds. They are one of only a few species of bird that has been observed modifying and... more

American Coot

Fulica Americana

American Coot

Voice: Loud variety of harsh cackles, grunts, and croaks. The most common sound is a loud “kuk, kuk, kuk.” Frequently found in open marshes, wetlands, ponds, lakes, american coots are... more

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum 

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar waxwings are found throughout much of North America in open habitats with abundant berry trees. They can inhabit open spaces in deciduous, coniferous and mixed woodlands. They are nomadic social birds, traveling in flocks during the fall and winter. They... more

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua, meaning “liquid amber” and “flowing with gum,” refers to the sweet “gum” that exudes from wounds on the trunk of this member of the witch-hazel (Hamamelidaceae) family. Sweetgum... more

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica

European Beech

Fagus sylvatica is a magnificent tree. European beech is native from the southern parts of Sweden and Norway to Spain, Italy, Greece and northeast Turkey and Ukraine. It is a common... more

Korean or Japanese Stewartia

Stewartia Pseudocamellia

Korean or Japanese Stewartia

A graceful tree of many charms, Stewartia pseudocamellia (Korean or Japanese stewartia) is known in Japan as the summer camellia, natsu–tsubaki. It is related to both Camellia and Franklinia, fellow members of the Theaceae (tea family). In the 1980s,... more

Bur Oak

Quercus Macrocarpa

Bur Oak

“Monarch of the woodland is the Oak, of all trees most dear to us who live in northern lands.” Ernest Henry Wilson, Aristocrats of the Trees Native primarily to the central... more

Magnolia ‘Daybreak’

Magnolia ‘Daybreak’

Magnolia ‘Daybreak’

In the Arthur S. Holden Sr. Hedge Garden is the spectacular new magnolia named ‘Daybreak.’ It bears large fragrant pastel pink flowers from the end of April until the third... more

Tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tuliptree

I love seeing the new leaves of Liriodendron as they unfurl in late April, the flowers as they bloom in late May and June, and the golden yellow leaves as they fall... more

Katsura

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsura

This beautiful shade tree is native to China and Japan, with leaves that somewhat resemble those of Cercis (redbud). It is most commonly a low-branched tree, or even multi-trunked. There are only... more

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Aesculus parviflora, bottlebrush buckeye is my favorite shrub. It is a native of the southeastern United States, primarily to Alabama. The genus Aesculus and the maples, Acer, recently have been lumped into the... more

Buckeye

Aesculus X Hybridia

Buckeye

On the southeast side of the Myrtle S. Holden Wildflower Garden is a small charming Aesculus x hybrida (buckeye tree). Its leaves begin to unfold in early April and by the end of the... more

Red maple

Acer rubrum

Red maple

Red maple provides food for pollinators in early spring. Acer rubrum is the fourth most common tree in the natural areas of The Holden Arboretum, trailing Acer saccharum (sugar maple),... more

Highbush blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Highbush blueberry

Blueberries are members of the heath family (Ericaceae). Vaccinium corymbosum has significant value for wildlife and for enhancement of our landscape. Its rhododendron and azalea cousins may have very showy... more

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