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Woody Plants of Oregon
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Additional Information
Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Ailanthus
Ailanthus
altissima
(Tree of Heaven )
Carya
Carya
illinoinensis
(Pecan)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
excelsior
'Golden Cloud'
(Golden Cloud Ash)
Fraxinus
excelsior
Golden Desert®
(Golden Desert Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Urbanite®
(Urbanite Green Ash)
Fraxinus
quadrangulata
(Blue Ash)
Gleditsia
Gleditsia
triacanthos
(Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
(Thornless Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Emerald Kascade'
(Emerald Kascade Honeylocust)
Gleditsia
triacanthos
var.
inermis
'Sunburst'
(Sunburst Thornless Honeylocust)
Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus
dioica
(Kentucky Coffeetree)
Juglans
Juglans
ailantifolia
(Japanese Walnut)
Juglans
californica
(California Walnut )
Juglans
cinerea
(Butternut)
Juglans
microcarpa
(Texas Walnut )
Juglans
nigra
(Black Walnut)
Phellodendron
Phellodendron
His Majesty™
(His Majesty Corktree)
Phellodendron
amurense
(Amur Corktree)
Phellodendron
sachalinense
(Sakhalin Corktree )
Pistacia
Pistacia
chinensis
(Chinese Pistache )
Platycarya
Platycarya
strobilacea
(Platycarya)
Pterocarya
Pterocarya
fraxinifolia
(Caucasian Wingnut)
Pterocarya
stenoptera
(Chinese Wingnut)
Zanthoxylum
Zanthoxylum
piperitum
(Japanese Prickly Ash)