Are you looking for a tree or shrub to plant in your yard, and are not certain which native plant would help the wildlife in the Arboretum?
A list of trees and shrubs below details common central Ohio native species.
Some can be found among the LOUA walk trees, thus you can check the Arboretum walk maps and see what the tree looks like in person.
| Size | Genus Species | Common name | Family |
| Large Tree | Acer negundo | Boxelder | Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) |
| Medium Tree | Acer rubrum | Red maple | Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) |
| Medium Tree | Acer nigrum | Black maple | Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) |
| Large Tree | Acer saccharum | Sugar maple | Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family) |
| Shrub | Sambucus canadensis | Elderberry | Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) |
| Shrub | Rhus glabra | Smooth sumac | Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family) |
| Shrub | Rhus typhina | Staghorn sumac | Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family) |
| Small Tree | Asimina triloba | Pawpaw | Annonaceae (Annona Family) |
| Shrub | Ilex verticillata | Winterberry | Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family) |
| Small Tree | Carpinus caroliniana | American hornbeam | Betulaceae (Birch Family) |
| Shrub | Corylus americana | American hazelnut | Betulaceae (Birch Family) |
| Small Tree | Ostrya virginiana | American hophornbeam | Betulaceae (Birch Family) |
| Shrub | Diervilla lonicera | Bush-honeysuckle | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Shrub | Viburnum acerifolium | Maple-leaved viburnum | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Shrub | Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw viburnum | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Small Tree | Viburnum lentago | Nannyberry | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Shrub | Viburnum dentatum | Arrowwood viburnum | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family) |
| Small Tree | Euonymous atropurpurea | Burningbush | Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) |
| Small Tree | Cornus florida | Flowering dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Small Tree | Cornus racemosa | Gray dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Small Tree | Cornus alernifolia | Pagoda dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Small Tree | Cornus amomum | Silky dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Small Tree | Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Shrub | Cornus sericea | Redtwig dogwood | Cornaceae (Dogwood Family) |
| Large Tree | Diospyros virginiana | American persimmon | Ebenaceae (Ebony Family) |
| Large Tree | Gymnocladus dioicus | Kentucky coffeetree | Fabaceae (Bean Family) |
| Large Tree | Gleditsia triacanthos | Honeylocust | Fabaceae (Bean Family) |
| Small Tree | Cercis canadensis | Eastern redbud | Fabaceae (Bean Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus velutina | Black oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus macrocarpa | Bur oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus stellata | Post oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus palustris | Pin oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus rubra | Red oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus coccinea | Scarlet oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus imbricaria | Shingle oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus shumardii | Shumard oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus bicolor | Swamp white oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Fagus grandifolia | American beech | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Quercus alba | White oak | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Large Tree | Castanea dentata | American chestnut | Fagaceae (Beech Family) |
| Small Tree | Hammamelis virginiana | Common witch hazel | Hamamelidaceae (Witchhazel Family) |
| Large Tree | Aesculus glabra | Ohio buckeye | Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Juglans cinerea | Butternut | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Carya cordiformis | Bitternut hickory | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Carya ovata | Shagbark hickory | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Carya ovalis | Red hickory | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Carya laciniosa | Shellbark hickory | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Large Tree | Juglans nigra | Black walnut | Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) |
| Small Tree | Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | Lauraceae (Laurel Family) |
| Shrub | Lindera benzoin | Spicebush | Lauraceae (Laurel Family) |
| Large Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Cucumbertree | Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family) |
| Large Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tulip tree | Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family) |
| Large Tree | Nyssa sylvatica | Black gum | Nyssaceae (Tupelo Family) |
| Large Tree | Fraxinus quadrangulata | Blue ash | Oleaceae (Olive Family) |
| Large Tree | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Green ash | Oleaceae (Olive Family) |
| Large Tree | Fraxinus americana | White ash | Oleaceae (Olive Family) |
| Small Tree | Fraxinus nigra | Black ash | Oleaceae (Olive Family) |
| Large Tree | Platanus occidentalis | American sycamore | Platanaceae (Plane Tree Family) |
| Shrub | Aronia prunifolia | Red chokeberry | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Malus coronaria | American crabapple | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Crataegus succulenta | Fleshy hawthorn | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur hawthorn | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Prunus americana | American plum | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Prunus virginiana | Common chokecherry | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Large Tree | Prunus serotina | Black cherry | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Amelanchier arborea | Downy serviceberry | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Shrub | Spirea alba | Meadow-sweet | Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
| Small Tree | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common buttonbush | Rubiaceae (Madder Family) |
| Small Tree | Ptelea trifoliata | Common hoptree | Rutaceae (Rue Family) |
| Small Tree | Zanthoxylum americanum | Common pricklyash | Rutaceae (Rue Family) |
| Large Tree | Populus deltoides | Cottonwood | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Small Tree | Populus grandidentatum | Bigtooth aspen | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Small Tree | Populus tremuloides | Quaking aspen | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Small Tree | Salix amygdaloides | Peach-leaf willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Shrub | Salix discolor | Pussy willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Shrub | Salix humilis | Upland willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Shrub | Salix sericea | Silky willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Shrub | Salix eriocephala | Heart-leaf willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Shrub | Salix exigua | Sandbar willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Medium Tree | Salix nigra | Black willow | Salicaceae (Willow Family) |
| Small Tree | Staphylea trifolia | Bladdernut | Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut Family) |
| Large Tree | Tilia americana | American basswood | Tiliaceae (Linden Family) |
| Large Tree | Ulmus americana | American elm | Ulmaceae (Elm Family) |
| Large Tree | Ulmus rubra | Slippery elm | Ulmaceae (Elm Family) |
| Large Tree | Celtis occidentalis | Common hackberry | Ulmaceae (Elm Family) |
| Shrub | Dirca palustris | Leatherwood | Thymelaeaceae (Daphne Family) |
| Small Tree | Morus rubra | Red mulberry | Moraceae (Mulberry Family) |
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