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Abeliophyllum
Abeliophyllum
distichum
(White Forsythia )
Aesculus
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Cephalanthus
Cephalanthus
occidentalis
(Buttonbush )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Clematis
terniflora
(Sweet Autumn Clematis, )
Clematis
viticella
(Italian Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
'Huldine'
(Huldine Italian Clematis )
Cornus
Cornus
Venus®
(Venus Dogwood)
Cornus
alba
(Tatarian Dogwood )
Cornus
amomum
(Silky Dogwood)
Cornus
canadensis
(Bunchberry)
Cornus
drummondii
(Rough-leaved Dogwood)
Cornus
×
elwinortonii
Starlight®
(Starlight Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
(Kousa Dogwood )
Cornus
nuttallii
(Pacific Dogwood )
Cornus
×
rutgersensis
Celestial®
(Celestial Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
(Bloodtwig Dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
'Midwinter Fire'
(Midwinter Fire Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
occidentalis
(Western Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
(Redosier Dogwood)
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Flaviramea'
(Golden Twig Dogwood )
Cornus
sericea
subsp.
sericea
'Hessei'
(Siberian Dogwood )
Fontanesia
Fontanesia
philliraeoides
subsp.
fortunei
(Fontanesia)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
'Acoma'
(Acoma Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
fragrantissima
(Winter Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
japonica
(Japanese Honeysuckle)
Lonicera
maackii
(Amur Honeysuckle )
Lonicera
tatarica
(Tatarian Honeysuckle )
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
albus
(Common Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
×
doorenbosii
(Doorenbos Snowberry )
Symphoricarpos
×
doorenbosii
'Magic Berry'
(Magic Berry Snowberry )
Symphoricarpos
mollis
(Spreading Snowberry)
Symphoricarpos
orbiculatus
(Indiancurrant Coralberry )
Syringa
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
'Mount Baker'
(Mount Baker (Early Flowering) Lilac)
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Syringa
×
persica
(Persian Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
Syringa
reticulata
(Japanese Tree Lilac )
Syringa
vulgaris
(Common Lilac)
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Viburnum
Viburnum
cassinoides
(Witherod Viburnum )
Viburnum
nudum
(Possumhaw )
Viburnum
nudum
'Winterthur'
(Winterthur Smooth Witherod)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
(American Cranberrybush Viburnum)
Viburnum
opulus
var.
americanum
'Compactum'
(Dwarf American Cranberry Viburnum)
Viburnum
trilobum
(American Cranberrybush Viburnum)