Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak)

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Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce

The Serbian spruce is an elegant tree for northeast Ohio landscapes. Mature specimens are tall and slender, with gracefully drooping secondary branches and ascending primary branches that become bowed with... more

Fraxinus spp.

Ash

White ash (F. americana) and green ash (F. pennsylvanica) can be found across most of the Eastern USA, from Southern Canada, Nova Scotia down to Northern Florida, and to the... more

Quercus alba

Quercus alba (white oak)

Pyramidal when young, upright rounded to broad-rounded habit with wide-spreading branches at maturity. Foliage is dark green changing in fall from brown to reddish-purple. Majestic native tree for large areas. Prefers... more

Acer rubrum ‘Bowhall’

Acer rubrum ‘Bowhall’ (red maple)

According to Klyn Nursery, “A columnar red maple! Narrower when young, this tree becomes a broad column at maturity with a spread ranging from 18–25’. Green foliage turns yellow-orange to reddish-orange in fall. ‘Bowhall’ can be used as a shade... more

Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’ (green vase zelkova)

According to Klyn Nursery, “A vigorous-growing tree whose vase-shaped outline is ideal for use in urban plantings. Compared with other Zelkova species, it experiences more rapid growth when young, better winter hardiness,... more

Koelreuteria paniculata

Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain tree)

According to Klyn Nursery, “An interesting and unique tree that could definitely be used more in the landscape due to their hardy nature and multi-season interest. Hailing from eastern Asia, Koelreuteria paniculata bears... more

Malus ‘Louisa’

Malus ‘Louisa’ (crab apple)

This broadly weeping crab apple features beautiful glossy dark green foliage tree. Branches typically cascade to and spread along the ground. Pink flowers in May are followed by persistent 3/8 in. yellow fruit in fall which is relished... more

Quercus shumardii

Shumard oak

Shumard oak is a medium sized, deciduous tree in the red oak group. It performs well in full sun, average soil and tolerates a variety of moisture conditions.  Pyramidal in youth but spreads to a... more

Acer x freemanii ‘Celebration’

Freeman’s Maple

The selection has a contoured, upright, uniform branching structure with a good central leader and rarely requires pruning to maintain its naturally symmetrical form. It’s known for being disease resistant, tolerant of urban pollution... more

Ulmus americana

American elm

American elm is native from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia south to Texas and Florida. It was the first tree planted at the Holden Arboretum in 1931. That tree, a scion... more

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

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

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