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Seeds in Fall...Collect Them All!
Online Seed Tour


Getting Started
The following pages show a selection of tree seeds that can be found throughout Ohio. This is not a complete listing of all possible trees that seed in the fall, but should be considered as one of many possible resources for identifying seeds and trees. Two approaches are suggested for this tour:

  • Click on a specific tree below to see its seed and a leaf sample. Or,
  • Click on the Science for Ohio icon on each page to take the complete tour.
    Note: Use the Back button on your browser to return to a page you've already visited.

Coniferous Trees
("evergreens" that shed leaves partially through the year)

Cedars
Cedar, Eastern Red

Cedar, Northern White

Pines
Pine, Austrian

Pine, Eastern White

Pine, Scotch

Spruces
Spruce, Colorado Blue

Spruce, Norway

 

Deciduous Trees
(shedding leaves completely once a year)

*POISON IVY
Apple

Ash, White
Basswood
Buckeye
Catalpa

Cherry, Black
Cherry, Sour
Crabapple
Goldenraintree
Hackberry
Hickory, Butternut
Hickory, Shagbark
Honeylocust, Thornless
Honeylocust, Thorny
**Honeysuckle
Linden, American
Magnolia, Big Leaf
Maple, Norway
Maple, Red
Maple, Silver
Maple, Sugar
Oak, Bur
Oak, Chestnut
Oak, Northern Red
Oak, Pin
Osage Orange
Pear, Bradford
Poplar, Yellow or Tulip
Redbud
Sassafras
Sumac, Staghorn
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Walnut, Black


*not a tree, but often mistaken for one
** usually a shrub in Ohio, but likely
to be brought in by students