Stranahan Arboretum

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

• Family: Juglandacae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 98-131 ft
• Spread: 70 ft
• Blooming Season: Spring 
• Bloom Color: Green
• Fruit Color: Green/Yellow
• Native Habitat: Midwest and East Central US

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

• Family: Fabaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 80 ft
• Spread: 50 ft
• Blooming Season: Late Spring 
• Bloom Color: White
• Fruit Color: Light Green
• Native Habitat: Midwest US

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

• Family: Hippocastanance
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 30-35 ft
• Spread: 15-25 ft
• Blooming Season: Spring 
• Bloom Color: Red
• Fruit Color: Brown
• Native Habitat: Southeastern U.S

Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

• Family: Magnoliaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 15 to 20 feet
• Spread: 10 to 15 feet
• Blooming Season: Late Winter/Early Spring 
• Bloom Color: white/cream/gray  
• Fruit Color: brown
• Native Habitat: Japan

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

• Family: Hamamelidaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 60 to 75 feet
• Spread: 35 to 50 feet
• Blooming Season:Late Spring
• Bloom Color: yellow, green  
• Fruit Color: brown
• Native Habitat:Eastern US and Mexico

Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

• Family: Platanaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 75 to 90 feet
• Spread: 50 to 70 feet
• Blooming Season: Spring 
• Bloom Color:  red
• Fruit Color: brown
• Native Habitat: Midwest and East Central US

Amur Corktree (Phellodendron amurense)

• Family: Rutaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 30-45 ft
• Spread:30-60 ft
• Blooming Season: Early Summer 
• Bloom Color:  Yellowish green
• Fruit Color: black
• Native Habitat: Northern China, Korea, Japan

American Linden (Tilia americana)

• Family: Malvaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 50-80 ft
• Spread:30-50 ft
• Blooming Season: June 
• Bloom Color:  Pale yellow
• Fruit Color: Brown
• Native Habitat: Central and Eastern North America

Little-Leaf Linden (Tilia cordata)

• Family: Malvacea
• Persistence:Deciduous
• Height: 50-70 ft
• Spread: 35-50 ft
• Blooming Season: June
• Bloom Color: Pale Yellow
• Fruit Color: Greenish yellow
• Native Habitat: Europe, Southwestern Asia

Boxelder (Acer negundo)

• Family: Sapindaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 30-50 ft
• Spread: 30-50 ft
• Blooming Season: Spring 
• Bloom Color:  Greenish yellow
• Fruit Color: Green
• Native Habitat: Central and Eastern North America

Gray Birch (Betula populifolia)

• Family: Betulaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 20-40 ft
• Spread: 10-20 ft
• Blooming Season: April 
• Bloom Color:  Yellow-brown
• Fruit Color: Brown
• Native Habitat: Eastern North America

Hardy Rubber Tree (Eucommia ulmoides)

• Family: Eucommiaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height:40-60 ft
• Spread:30-50 ft
• Blooming Season: April 
• Bloom Color:  Greenish brown
• Fruit Color: Brown
• Native Habitat: Central China

Fringe Tree (Chionanthus)

• Family: Virginicus
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 12-20 ft
• Spread: 12-20 ft
• Blooming Season: Early Summer 
• Bloom Color: Creamy white
• Fruit Color: Bluish black
• Native Habitat: Eastern United States

Alexander Saucer Magnolia (Magnolia x soulangriana 'Alexandria')

• Family: Magnoliaceae (magnolia)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 20-25 ft
• Spread: 15-25 ft
• Blooming Season: Spring, Summer 
• Blooming Color: White, Pink
• Fruit Color: Red
• Native Habitat: Asia

American Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)

• Family: Fabaceae (pea)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height 30-50 ft
• Spread: 40-55 ft
• Blooming Season: May
• Bloom Color: White
• Fruit Color: Tan
• Native Habitat: North America

 Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica)

• Family: Nyssaceae (Tupelo)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 30-50 ft
• Spread: 20-30 ft
• Blooming Season: May-June
• Bloom Color: Greenish white
• Fruit Color: Blue/Black
• Native Habitat: North America

Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)

• Family: Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 30-60 ft
• Spread: 30 ft
• Blooming Season: Early Spring
• Bloom Color: White
• Fruit Color: Brown with light colored spot
• Native Habitat: North America

Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)

• Family: Theaceae (Tea)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 10-20 feet
• Spread: 6-15 feet
• Blooming Season: July-August
• Bloom Color: White
• Fruit Color: Green/Brown
• Native Habitat: Southeastern United States

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

• Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 20-30 feet
• Spread: 25-35 feet
• Blooming Season: April
• Bloom Color: Pink
• Fruit Color: Red/Brown
• Native Habitat: North and Central America

Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

• Family: Cercidiphyllaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 40-60 feet
• Spread: 25-60 feet
• Blooming Season: March to April
• Bloom Color: Green to reddish green
• Fruit Color: Green
• Native Habitat: China, Japan

 Common Beech/ European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

• Family: Fagaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 50-60 feet
• Spread: 35-50 feet
• Blooming Season: April to May
• Bloom Color: Yellowish-Green
• Fruit Color: Brown
• Native Habitat: Central Europe

Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)

• Family: Betulaceae
• Persistence: Deciduous
• Height: 50-70 feet
• Spread: 35-50 feet
• Blooming Season: March to April
• Bloom color: Yellowish brown (male) Green (female)
• Fruit Color: Yellowish Green
• Native Habitat: North America