The Arboretum at Ferncliff Cemetery

Flora and Fauna
The Arboretum is home to nearly 100 varying species of flora! Enjoy the changing blooms and growth each season in our meticulously planned landscape.
A diverse wildlife population finds refuge within Ferncliff, including deer, squirrels and a stunning array of birds.
The Trees of Ferncliff
Our Arboretum contains a wide variety of tree species, from the Ohio Buckeye to the Weeping Higan Cherry Tree. Take a look at our tree guide below!
Tree Dedication Packages
Our tree dedication packages offer you an opportunity to support our arboretum while honoring the memory of a loved one.
All tree varieties and their locations are carefully selected by our arborist. Requests to locate a tree near a loved one or family within the cemetery will be considered in making the final location selection.
Sponsor Planting a New Tree
- Includes Certificate of Sponsorship
- Can include Memorial Letter to Next of Kin if tree is made in someone’s memory.
- Pricing starts at $300
Adopt a Tree
- Includes 12” x 6” Grey Tree Memorial Marker
- We’ll help with selection of a younger tree recently planted on the grounds
- Pricing starts at $350
Sponsor and Adopt a New Tree
- Includes Sponsorship Certificate (and/or Memorial Letter), Tree and Memorial Marker as outlined above
- Pricing starts at $800
For more details on tree dedications, call our office or contact us online
Ferncliff Cemetery & Arboretum remains a special place for people who appreciate trees or enjoy a quiet, casual stroll to soak in nature’s diversity; its sights and its smells. As Minnie Aumonier once wrote, “There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.” Throughout the years, many dedicated superintendents have focused on diversifying the cemetery’s growing species. Through diversification, a continual canopy covers Ferncliff’s grounds. Nursing a diverse population ensures the entire cemetery won’t suffer if problems occur to any of its tree species. Generously, Ferncliff officials encourage the public to walk its grounds and enjoy its educational role as a meticulously maintained arboretum. Each visit is sure to enhance one’s understanding of trees and their impact upon the environment.
Excerpt from Beautiful Ferncliff, by Paul W. Schanher III and Anne E. Benston, © 2008 The Springfield Cemetery Association & The Harry M. & Violet Turner Charitable Trust. Published for the Turner Foundation by: Orange Frazer Press, Wilmington, OH.



