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

Canada Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Canada Hemlock

The geographic range of Canada hemlock in North America extends from southern Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia down the Appalachian Mountains into northern Georgia and over to Michigan in... 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 ‘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

Parrotia subaequalis (Chinese parrotia)

Parrotia subaequalis

Parrotia subaequalis (Chinese parrotia)

According to Klyn Nursery, “This Chinese form of Parrotia is extremely rare in its native habitat with no more than 100 reproductive individuals in the wild. Closely related to Parrotia persica, P. subequalis is more compact while boasting an even... more

Prunus ‘Okame’  (okame cherry)

Prunus ‘Okame’

Prunus ‘Okame’ (okame cherry)

The okame cherry is a small, deciduous tree featuring mildly fragrant, rosy-pink flowers in early spring. The flowers completely cover bare branches, appearing earlier than most cherries.   A hybrid of Prunus campanulata and Prunus incisa, okame cherry requires full sun to... more

Korean stewartia

Stewartia koreana ‘Milk and Honey’

Korean stewartia

Stewartias are prized garden plants across the world. White, camellia-like summer flowers. Exceptional fall color. Fascinating bark. A small tree for all seasons.  Bark should be more subtle than ‘Ballet’ but fine nonetheless. Grown in... more

Japanese stewartia

Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Ballet’

Japanese stewartia

Stewartias are prized garden plants across the world. White, camellia-like summer flowers. Exceptional fall color. Fascinating bark. A small tree for all seasons. Grown in full sun they stay squat. In shade... more

Weeping redbud

Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’

Weeping redbud

According to Missouri Botanical Garden “’Covey’ is a very small weeping cultivar noted for its absence of an upright leader and for its dense umbrella-shaped crown with contorted stems and... more

Freeman’s Maple

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

White fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

White fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus, white fringetree is a beautiful shrub or small tree belonging to the olive family, which includes lilacs, forsythia and ash trees (Fraxinus). The genus Chionanthus (kye-oh-NANTH-us) has 60... more

American yellowwood

Cladrastis kentukea

American yellowwood

Cladrastis (klad-RAS-tis) kentukea is a very uncommon yet beautiful tree first discovered in the Cumberland region of Tennessee by French botanist André Michaux in 1796. It may still be found... more

Japanese maple

Acer palmatum

Japanese maple

A beautiful small tree with gorgeous foliage and refined habit, Japanese maple is prized by landscape designers from east to west. The native range of Acer palmatum includes the islands... 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

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

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

Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Pawpaw

Where can you find this tree? In Ohio: Throughout the understory, woodland edges and creek banks. At HF&G: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Woodland Garden, Children’s Garden; Holden Arboretum, Wildflower Garden, Butterfly... more

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