Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak)

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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

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

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

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

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 glandulifera

Quercus glandulifera (Konara oak) 

Acoording to Klyn Nursery, “Native to Japan, Korea, and China, this oak is extremely rare in cultivation.  The shiny leaves have slight serrations on the edges and are a perfect background for... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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