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Broadleaf Plant Search
Aralia
Aralia
elata
(Angelica Tree )
Crataegus
Crataegus
douglasii
(Douglas Hawthorn )
Elaeagnus
Elaeagnus
angustifolia
(Russian-olive)
Elaeagnus
umbellata
(Autumn Elaeagnus )
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia
florida
(Blue Palo Verde)
Parkinsonia
microphyllum
(Littleleaf Palo Verde )
Poncirus
Poncirus
trifoliata
(Trifoliate Orange )
Poncirus
trifoliata
'Flying Dragon'
(Flying Dragon Trifoliate Orange)
Prunus
Prunus
americana
(Wild Plum )
Punica
Punica
granatum
(Pomegranate)
Robinia
Robinia
neomexicana
(New Mexican Locust )