Tree Guide
The grounds of Ferncliff Cemetery & Arboretum are filled with beautiful, unique, and inspiring trees, foliage, and natural features. Our Arboretum is home to over 50 species of trees including some that are indigenous to Ferncliff and some classified as State Champions—the largest of their kind growing in Ohio.
Japanese Pagoda- Sophora japonica (First Street)
Silver Linden- Tilia tomentosa (Section 38)
European Tricolor Beech- Fagus sylvatica (section 38)
Marshall Seedless Ash- Fraxinus pennsylvanica (section 38)
Sugar Maple- Acer saccharum (Section 33)
Japanese Zelkova- Zelkova serrata (Section J)
Malus- (First Street)
Weeping Higan Cherry- Prunus subhirtella (Section U)
American Linden- Tilia Americana (Section V)
Common Hackberry- Celtis occidentalis (Section V)
Winged Euonymus- Euonymus winged ( Section V)
Blue Ash- Fraxinus quadrangulata (section 35)
Flowering Dogwood- Cornus florida(Section W)
Scarlet Oak- Quercus coccinea (Section X)
Widow's Walk- Carved from the stone between the cliffs. Stairway was made as a short cut for those visitors who came on foot to visit the cemetery
Canadian Hemlock- Tsuga Canadensis (First Street)
Greenspire Linden- Tilia cordata (Mausloeum)
White Fringe Tree- Chionanthus virginicus (NE Corner)
White Fir- Abies concolor (Mausoleum)
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood- Cornus mas (Mausoleum)
Swiss Stone Pine- Pinus cembra (Office)
Douglas Fir- Pseudotsuga menziesii (Main gate)
Bald Cypress- Taxodium distichum ( Section Pond Area)
American Beech- Fagus grandifolia (Section N)
White Ash- Fraxinus Americana (Section East, By Office)
Autumn Purple Ash- Fraxinus Americana (Section 36)
Leaning Rock- Has many stories about it including the Indian Lore of Weeping Rock as well as possible grave site for workers from the National Road Project, also used as their campsite.
Silver Maple- Acer saccharinum (office)
Rusty Viburnum- Viburnum rufidulum (Section N) Ohio Champion 06-07-04
Common Sassafras- Sassafras albidum (Section F)
Downy Hawthorn- Crataegus mollis (section L)
Red Sunset Maple- Acer rubrum (Section P)
Black Tupelo- Nyssa sylvatica (Section I)
European Upright Hornbeam- Carpinus betulus "columnaris" (By Section 30)
Red Maple- Acer rubrum (Section T)
English Oak- Quercus robur (Section 36)
Blackhaw Viburnum- Viburnum prunifolium (Section I) Ohio Champion 07-14-04
Common Horsechestnut- Aesculus hippocastanum (Section H)
Bur Oak- Quercus macrocarpa (Section O)
Shagbark Hickory- Carya ovata (Section E)
Washington Hawthorn- Crataegus phaenopyrum (Section D)
Ohio Buckeye- Aesculus giabra (Section E)
White Oak Quercus albe (Section D)
Red Horsechestnut- Aesculus carnea (section D)
Ginkgo Tree- Ginkgo biloba (Section S)
Eastern Redbud- Cercis candensis (Section C)
Slippery Elm- Ulmus rubra (Lower Road Area) Ohio Champion 07-06-03
Box Elder- Acer negundo (Lower Road Area)
Common Pawpaw- Asimina trioba (Lower Road)
Japanese Red Maple- Acer palmatum (Section N)
Pin Oak- Quercus palustris (Section J)
Red Oak- Quercus rubra (First Street)
Scotch Pine- Pinus sylvestris (First Street)
Hardy Rubber Tree- Eucommia ulmoides (Mausoleum)
Colorado Blue Spruce- Picea pungens v. glauca (Triangle by Section U and V)
Norway Maple- Acer piatanoides (Section U)
Hedge Maple- Acer campestre (Mausloeum)
Leaning Rock- Has many stories about it including the Indian Lore of Weeping Rock as well as possible grave site for workers from the National Road Project, also used as their campsite.