Trees
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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
Fagus grandifolia
American Beech
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is a tree native to eastern North American. It is the only beech (genus Fagus) native to North America. Native range The geographic range of American... more
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern Hemlock
At the Cleveland Botanical Garden, eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) can be found mostly in the Woodland Garden. At the Holden Arboretum, find them planted in the Myrtle S. Holden Wildflower... more
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
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
