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Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
chinensis
(Chinese Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Aesculus
hippocastanum
(Horsechestnut)
Aesculus
hippocastanum
'Baumannii'
(Double Horsechestnut )
Catalpa
Catalpa
bignonioides
(Southern Catalpa )
Catalpa
×
erubescens
'Purpurea'
(Purple Catalpa)
Catalpa
speciosa
(Northern Catalpa )
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Cornus
Cornus
Venus®
(Venus Dogwood)
Cornus
×
elwinortonii
Starlight®
(Starlight Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Golden Nugget'
(Golden Nugget Dogwood)
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
(Kousa Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
'Gold Star'
(Gold Star Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Wolf Eyes'
(Wolf Eyes Dogwood)
Cornus
nuttallii
(Pacific Dogwood )
Cornus
nuttallii
'Goldspot'
(Goldspot Dogwood, )
Cornus
×
rutgersensis
Celestial®
(Celestial Dogwood)
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
ornus
(Flowering Ash)
Fraxinus
sieboldiana
(Siebold Ash, )
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Hydrangea
Hydrangea
paniculata
(Panicle Hydrangea)
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
chekiangensis
(Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
fauriei
(Japanese Crepe Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Sambucus
Sambucus
cerulea
(Blue Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sambucus
racemosa
(Red Elderberry)
Syringa
Syringa
pekinensis
(Peking Lilac )
Syringa
reticulata
(Japanese Tree Lilac )
Tetradium
Tetradium
daniellii
(Korean Evodia )
Viburnum
Viburnum
lentago
(Nannyberry )
Viburnum
rufidulum
(Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )
Viburnum
rufidulum
'Royal Guard'
(Royal Guard Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )