Douglas-fir

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

Sugar maple

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

Serbian Spruce

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

Swamp White Oak

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

American Beech

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

Ash

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 (white oak)

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’ (black gum) 

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

Carya laciniosa (shellbark hickory)

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 (bitternut hickory)

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’  (red maple)

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’ (red maple)

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

Shumard oak

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

Yellow buckeye

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

American elm

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

River birch

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

Eastern white pine

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

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

Shagbark hickory

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

Yellow Birch

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

Cucumbertree

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

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

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

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