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Aesculus
Aesculus
californica
(California Buckeye )
Aesculus
glabra
var.
arguta
(Texas Buckeye )
Amelanchier
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
(Apple Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
Autumn Brilliance®
(Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
×
grandiflora
'Forest Prince'
(Forest Prince Serviceberry)
Amelanchier
laevis
(Allegheny Serviceberry )
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Aralia
elata
'Variegata'
(Variegated Angelica Tree)
Arbutus
Arbutus
unedo
(Strawberry Tree )
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos
andersonii
(Santa Cruz Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
(Parry Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos
manzanita
'St. Helena'
(St. Helena Manzanita)
Chionanthus
Chionanthus
retusus
(Chinese Fringetree)
Chionanthus
virginicus
(White Fringetree)
Clerodendrum
Clerodendrum
trichotomum
'Stargazer'
(Stargazer Harlequin Glorybower)
Cornus
Cornus
alternifolia
(Pagoda Dogwood)
Cornus
capitata
(Evergreen Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
(Flowering Dogwood )
Cornus
florida
'Welchii'
(Tricolor Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
(Kousa Dogwood )
Cornus
kousa
'Gold Star'
(Gold Star Dogwood)
Cornus
kousa
'Wolf Eyes'
(Wolf Eyes Dogwood)
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster
salicifolius
(Willowleaf Cotoneaster)
Crataegus
Crataegus
germanica
(Medlar)
Crataegus
laevigata
(English Hawthorn )
Cydonia
Cydonia
oblonga
(Quince)
Drimys
Drimys
winteri
(Winter's Bark )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Feijoa
Feijoa
sellowiana
(Pineapple Guava )
Franklinia
Franklinia
alatamaha
(Franklin Tree )
Gevuina
Gevuina
avellana
(Chilean hazelnut)
Heptacodium
Heptacodium
miconioides
(Seven Sons Flower )
Heteromeles
Heteromeles
arbutifolia
(Toyon )
Hovenia
Hovenia
dulcis
(Japanese Raisintree )
Ilex
Ilex
paraguariensis
(Yerba Matá )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Ligustrum
Ligustrum
sinense
(Chinese Privet)
Luma
Luma
apiculata
(Arrayan )
Magnolia
Magnolia
virginiana
(Sweetbay Magnolia)
Malus
Malus
sargentii
(Sargent Crabapple )
Malus
transitoria
(Transitoria Crabapple )
Myrtus
Myrtus
communis
(Common Myrtle )
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
×
fortunei
(Fortune's Osmanthus)
Osmanthus
fragrans
(Fragrant Tea Olive, )
Photinia
Photinia
serratifolia
(Chinese Photinia )
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tobira
(Japanese Mock Orange )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Prunus
caroliniana
(Carolina Cherrylaurel )
Prunus
ilicifolia
(Hollyleaf Cherry )
Prunus
laurocerasus
(Cherry Laurel )
Prunus
lusitanica
(Portuguese Cherry Laurel .)
Prunus
virginiana
'Canada Red'
(Canada Red Chokecherry)
Prunus
virginiana
var.
virginiana
(Common Chokecherry)
Rhus
Rhus
ovata
(Sugar Bush)
Sambucus
Sambucus
nigra
(Common Elderberry )
Sambucus
nigra
Black Beauty™
(Black Beauty Elderberry )
Sorbus
Sorbus
koehneana
(Chinese Mountain Ash )
Stewartia
Stewartia
serrata
(Sawtooth Stewartia)
Styrax
Styrax
japonicus
(Japanese Snowbell)
Styrax
japonicus
'Evening Light'
(Evening Light Japanese Snowbell)
Tasmannia
Tasmannia
lanceolata
(Mountain Pepper)
Viburnum
Viburnum
awabuki
(Sweet Viburnum)
Viburnum
lentago
(Nannyberry )
Viburnum
rufidulum
(Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )
Viburnum
rufidulum
'Royal Guard'
(Royal Guard Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum )
Yucca
Yucca
rostrata
(Big Bend Yucca )