These trees are common on Kelleys Island but are only found selectively in Northeast Ohio.   

Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry
This tree is widespread and in the Elm family.  Its gray, brown, warty bark is a unique feature.  Small dark berries attract birds.   

Fraxinus quadrangulata, Blue Ash
Loving the limestone soils of Kelleys Island it can become a large tree 100 feet in height.  The four-angled twigs help identify this ash which grows in the Scheele Preserve.  The yellowish green leaves are opposite, compound, 8 to 12 inches long, having 7 to 11 stalked leaflets, long pointed and coarsely toothed.  

Ulmus thomasii, Rock Elm
Found in groves in the Scheele Preserve is not seen elsewhere in Northeast Ohio.  Its twigs have corky wings.  The leaves resemble those of the American elm, but with the veins more simple and straighter.  The wood is very dense and strong and is light reddish-brown in color.  

Quercus muehlengergii, Chinaquapin Oak
Have oblong, lanceolate leaves.  The fruit, which ripens in the fall, is light to dark brown when ripe, and edible if roasted.  On the island it is often shrub like in size.  Found in the Fen Orchid Preserve.  

Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky Coffee Tree
Kelleys Island is really out of the range for this tree, which is occasionally seen, in southern Ohio.  Its bark is distinctive with curlicue bark.  Leaves can be 3 feet long and 2 feet wide, bipinnately compound.  Found along the North Shore Loop Trail in the Kelleys Island State Park.  

Juniperus virginiana, Eastern Redcedar
This tree is abundant on the limestone soils of Kelleys Island.  It blooms in February or March, the male tree often assuming a golden color.  The fruit is pale blue and a favorite winter food for birds.