Trees
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Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir
The Rocky Mountain variety of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca is more commonly planted in the Eastern United States than the coastal variety from the temperate rain forest of the... more
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
Renowned for its autumn color, sugar maples are perhaps the most magnificent shade trees in northeastern Ohio. Sugar maple interbreeds with black maple which shares much of its native range.... more
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
Quercus bicolor
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor is an excellent tree for the heavy, seasonally wet soils of northeast Ohio. Although pin oak, Q. palustris is much more common in our landscapes, the ruggedly handsome... more
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a tree native to eastern North American. The geographic range of American beech extends to Nova Scotia, southern Quebec and Ontario in the north; to... 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
Nyssa ‘Tupelo Tower’
Nyssa ‘Tupelo Tower’ (black gum)
This selection has a very tight, upright habit unlike the species. The lustrous dark green summer foliage turns impressive shades of orange in early fall. The upright narrow habit is ideal for smaller... more
Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’
Ginkgo biloba ‘Princeton Sentry’ (gingko)
‘Princeton Sentry’ is an all-male cultivar with an upright, narrowly conical habit. Leaves turn a uniform golden yellow in autumn and persist for several weeks. When the leaves do drop,... more
Carya laciniosa
Carya laciniosa (shellbark hickory)
Shellbark hickory, a.k.a. kingnut is native from western New York to Iowa, south to Georgia and Texas. Although widely distributed, it is not common, certainly not in Holden’s natural areas... more
Carya cordiformis
Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory)
According to Klyn Nursery, “This Ohio native is one of the faster-growing hickories. It will eventually become a slender tree with an irregular, cylindrical crown of stiff ascending branches. The interesting bark is gray to brown and shallowly-furrowed. The tree is salt tolerant, and... 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
Acer rubrum ‘Brandywine’
Acer rubrum ‘Brandywine’ (red maple)
According to Klyn Nursery, “Introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum, the ‘Brandywine’ is a selection from the native species Acer rubrum. It forms an upright, oval crown as it matures but does not... 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
Aesculus flava
Yellow buckeye
Yellow buckeye is the largest of the buckeyes. It has an irregular to upright-oval crown and is considered a canopy tree. If left to achieve its natural form, the sturdy branches will commonly sweep the ground. The bark often exfoliates with... 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
Betula nigra
River birch
A tree that merits attention, river birch has a graceful habit with arching slender branches and attractively peeling young bark. Betula nigra is native to Ohio, but can be found... more
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus is The Holden Arboretum’s most majestic evergreen. The white pines on Little Mountain can be seen three miles away from Holden’s Conifer Collection at the intersection of Kirtland-Chardon... more
Ginko Biloba
Ginko Biloba
Ginkgo is a unique tree. It belongs to a group of seed plants that flourished before the evolution of flowering plants. With the exception of humans, the creatures that dispersed... more
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata, a ruggedly handsome tree, is native to eastern North America from Iowa to Quebec, south to Texas and Georgia. Disjunct populations occur in the mountains of northeastern Mexico.... more
Betula alleghaniensis
Yellow Birch
Yellow birch is a striking native tree found in a number of the spectacular natural areas of The Holden Arboretum. Mature trees may be seen on Little Mountain where their... more
Magnolia acuminata
Cucumbertree
Magnolia acuminata is a magnificent native of ancient lineage. It is a fine choice for Northeast Ohio landscapes given its bold foliage, inconspicuous green or cheery yellow flowers, and attractive... more
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
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